Becoming A Spine Surgeon Essay

According to Heather Bresch, a prominent politician, “There is simply no substitute for hard work when it comes to achieving success” (BrainyQuote). I think that when you’re young, you don’t realize how hard it is to achieve the future occupations you hope for, like becoming an astronaut, a famous singer, or a veterinarian. Now that I have reached my current age, I am faced with this question: how will you become what you want to be? According to Spine Universe, “An orthopaedic spine surgeon is an orthopaedist who further specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of spinal diseases and conditions” (Spine Universe). The path to becoming a spinal surgeon includes several years of schooling and extremely hard work.

Lawrence Lenke, MD is “a spinal deformity surgeon with Columbia Doctors, and surgeon in chief of the spine hospital in New York-Presbyterian Allen” (Lenke). He graduated Summa Cum Laude from the University of Notre Dame in 1982 with a degree in B.S., pre-professional studies. Majoring in a field relating to Biology is important in order to gain admission to medical school. Biology majors require a lot of hard work in order to graduate with high grades so they are able to get into medical school. According

As shown by the efforts of Dr. Lenke, it takes even more than the seven years of college and medical school to get a real job as a spinal surgeon, and in his case it actually took 18 years. His hard work was shown through his ability to take on two residencies at the same time, and having several other job titles and working in other areas in order to get where he is today. In order to get the job that you want, you have to set goals for yourself and achieve those goals. Like Dr. Lenke, people need to be more motivated to get the things they want in life, so that the quality of their lives will be further