Please describe, in detail, any scientific research projects or other relevant scholarly work in which you have been involved. Include the names and affiliations of your research mentor and others with whom you have worked. List any publications, abstracts, or presentations that resulted from your work.
I first experienced scientific research when I had the privilege to join the University of Alabama at Birmingham Minority Health International Research Program (MHIRT) as a sophomore. MHIRT is a program that encourages minority students to conduct research abroad in a developing country, provides mentorship on a foreign site, and introduces cultural immersion and intercultural skills. Through MHIRT, I worked in the Epidemiology Department in
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With a supportive family and a community, I have set my goal in earning my M.D-PhD degree. As a Hispanic working hard to become a clinical scientist, I would increase the diversity to the cohort of students pursuing PhDs in science and engineering. My physician father and my nurse mother left their professional careers and emigrated from Peru so that my sister and I could get the better education and increased opportunities available in America. My parents wanted their children to succeed in whatever they wished to pursue. Setting foot on American soil, my dad traded stethoscopes for tools, and patient visits for manual labor. He worked in a book factory every day from sunrise to sundown lifting boxes, packaging books, and moving heavy containers. I never heard him complain about his long hours of work. Through his decisions, determination, and sacrifices, I have become a more matured man. His hard work has taught me that I must be persistent and not give up simply because the work seems unbearable. If he could forfeit his career for the prosperity of his family, then I, too, can certainly overcome struggles and barriers for my prospective career. Additionally, as a Hispanic male, I would represent the low percentage of the Hispanic males attaining a PhD or even attending a higher education
Majored in accounting during my undergraduate at Michigan State University, I am determined to be an audit professional at a public accounting firm in Toronto upon graduation from MMPA program. To better qualify myself and equip myself with advanced accounting knowledge, I am dedicated to obtaining the CPA designation as well. In the next three to five years, I see myself being promoted from an associate to a manager who will lead a team and direct a project. Working as a manager in a public accounting firm will definitely sharpen my leadership ability and problem-solving skills, which are prerequisites for my long-term career objective. Ten years down the road, I want to work in the finance department of a public company as CFO or controller,
Since before I was born, my Hispanic heritage played a huge role in who I am and what I have achieved. My great-grandfather immigrated to this country with the desire to provide his family with a better future than his own. My grandpa grew up in Texas on the boarder of Mexico and traveled to Blue Island, Illinois as migrant crop worker. This desire passed down by my grandparents and my great-grandparents has played a tremendous role in propelling me to where I am today. Each generation sought to make the the lives of their children better than their own. My grandma received the opportunity to live in the country of opportunity from her father, and my grandpa paid for my mom to get an education. My mother pushed me to do my best in school and
The First part of my research showed more Latinas women are going to college, and their graduation rates have increased faster than any other group of woman. According to Maresshah Jackson (Center for American Progress) November 7 2013. Graduation rates for Latinas where 31.3 percent in 2010, still significantly lower than graduation rate for white woman at 45.8 percent. However, Latinas are the faster- growing female population in the country, but still lower graduation for college Jackson said Latinas hold only 4.4 of the degree earned. Because of these low graduation, rate some, famous people such as actress Eva Longoria have donate, money and time to the University of Los Angeles to hire more Latino teachers to help more Latinas obtain a college education.
I believe each one of us is gifted with a certain potential, and we are trimmed and molded accordingly by the tribulations of time until we reach our goal. Julia Roberts is an actress, Ronaldo a soccer player, and I am a doctor. What separates me from them is that, they have mastered the art, which in essence fulfills their destiny while I still soldier on with hard work in hand, and ambition right ahead. A wise man once said ‘Success is a journey, not a destination. Have faith in your ability rest will be just fine’. Inspired by my mentor at Shifa Clinical Research Center Islamabad, who I credit for my understanding of the sublime nature and cause of the term ‘research’, I wish to be on board as faculty at the institution in
The healthcare workforce is suffering critically due to its lack in diversity. As healthcare organizations are growing and the number of patients is increasing, so is the diversity of the patients. There are more minority patients are the number of minorities increase in the United States. The need for minority employees is crucial in that they are needed to help assist patients who have the similar cultural, racial, and ethnic upbringings. There are many barriers in healthcare workforce that are keeping minorities from reaching their full potential to become employees in healthcare, particularly upper-level leadership positions; as patients continue to become more diverse, so does the need of employees.
My experiences with the poor healthcare systems and the AIDS epidemic in Nigeria motivates the desire to advocate for HIV and AIDS in developing countries and to educate the rural public on ways to advance the eradication of this disease while still preserving their cultures and traditions. One of my most rewarding accomplishments as an undergraduate student has been tutoring my peers in physics, chemistry, statistics and mathematics. Working with the nontraditional students particularly taught to pay attention to the personal needs of my students while implementing interesting mediums to encourage independent learning. After being awarded “Most Likely for Students to Book another Appointment With”, I became more confident in my teaching abilities and hope to incorporate it into my practice of medicine by educating my patients and the public on the prevention and management of
Also, I will benefit from the cross-disciplinary training while at UNC-Chapel Hill: drawing on resources from the department of social medicine and the school of public health to strengthen my study that is biological, social, cultural, and political in nature.
Although I have the US citizenship, my origins are from Eastern Europe, and I acknowledge how my diversity helped me go through many academic challenges. Science needs people from different backgrounds to understand different perspectives, and combine them in one, clear solution. In addition, I am a mother of two, and have a full-time job; however, none of those challenges ever stopped me to do what I am trying to accomplish. I believe there is no obstacle anyone cannot conquer. There is only passion, commitment, and desire to to do what we love the
I am currently doing research in the area of Cognitive Psychology with Dr. Jack Yates, Professor of Cognitive Psychology, University of Northern Iowa. This research is related to how people conceptualize concrete and abstract terms, but my research interests vary widely. Other research interests include gender differences in the workplace and how socialization affects stereotypic gender roles among the sexes.
The conduction of research has developed inspiration and brought ideas of potential projects to mind. This memo will discuss the inspiration and ideas developed from specific TED and scholarly articles.
In western education, the perspective in most subjects is dominated by European point-of-views, and the medical field holds no exceptions. Linda Muzzin and Tim Mickleborough explores the topic of ethno-racial issues in medical research in the article What does ‘race’ have to do with medical education research? The objective of this analysis by the researchers is “... to suggest that one need not look very far in medical education to encounter ethno-racial issues, and further, those research methods that are not ethno-racially biased must be employed to study these topics… ”(Mickleborough 760) Ethno-racial is categorization, which is the systematically organizational arrangement of humans following ethnic and racial position. This study will include variables, data collection, and findings.
An important aspect of my overarching goal for college is to garner an abundance of real world experiences. Through the opportunities provided by the Honors College, I know that I will not have any trouble doing so. Having previously worked with metabolic diseases and cancer, I hope to continue my research in these fields by using the opportunities at this premier research university. Through the VCU Medical Center and programs like UROP, I desire to collaborate with professors and faculty members to discover more about human diseases. A particular program at the Honors College that interests me is the Freshman Research
What is your purpose? What are your career aspirations? What type of research do you want to conduct? What topics and methods are you intending to pursue?
Listening often allows me to help others sort through their problems. Combining this trait with my love for working with children, I began mentoring children who had HIV/AIDs on a weekly basis beginning my freshman year. Whether I helped them with their homework or just listened to see how their day went, I tried my best to connect with my pupils. Thus, as a student in SPRINGH, I would be very happy to conduct HIV/AIDS research or anything related to pediatrics since I already interact with many of them on a long term basis. It would be interesting to be able to gain a social and an academic perspective so that I can have a more holistic view. Experiences such as these will shape the kind of educational and personal experiences I want out of the two and a half years I have left. I am certain that the Summer Program for Research in Global Health program is the next step in my journey here at Washington University in St.
Epidemiology research, understanding of study design and methods, hypothesis formation, and writing a scientific poster help me develop pertinent research skills to success in a future in biomedical science. I aim to earn a Ph.D. in biomedical science and continue in health science that will positively impact the population. I believe that public health can fit together with biomedical science to find insight to molecular mechanisms and complex understanding of what diseases are seen in research fields like epidemiology. I am passionate about public health and epidemiology foci of nutrition so working on a project to prevent and dec...