Personal Statement

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Becoming a successful clinical physician who can be a great help to people’s life and healthhas been my great ambition that I have been pursuing since I was a high school student. Taking the National University Entrance Exam (known as Concour, the main means to gain admission to higher education in Iran), I was ranked among the first 100 best students (out of around 300,000) in 1988. I was accepted in Medical School of Shiraz University which is one of the leading medical schools in Iran and being accepted there is really very competitive and it is not an easy task for everyone to do. As I progressed through my studies and clinical rotations, it became increasingly clear that I was interested in the field of infectious diseases and I was fortunate to find a professor and a lab that I felt comfortable joining and which satisfied most of the attributes I was looking for. As a medical student, Ichose to take my elective wards inpediatric infectious disease ward as much as I could and I took about 3 month clinical rotation in that ward (instead of only two weeks as most of other students did) and this period was of great personal significance for me. I did my M.D final thesis under the supervision of the same professor who had a great impact on my attitude toward medicine and encouraged my interest in infectious disease. Despite the laborious task of collecting and sorting the samples, I really enjoyed doing that thesis. Pursuing my interest in infectious disease, I chose to study pediatrics after my M.D graduation, and again I did my thesis on comparison of mean serum level of trace elements in children older than 6 months with acute lower respiratory tract infection with control group,which was considered a new project in its ... ... middle of paper ... ...genesis of diseases. The early clinical application of those research findings will undoubtedly make our life better. And as I offer myself as a PhD candidate in your Medical Sciences Doctoral Training Centre, I bring to the table years of work experience which includes steady and continuous promotions, an unrelenting pursuit for knowledge, a compassion for children, and a belief that anything is possible if we can actively imagine it into existence. Throughout my adult life, I never lost my path and I hope that you will allow me to continue this path at the University of Oxford. I am confident that the curriculum of your Phil in Biomedical and Clinical Sciences prepares me to function at the research scientist level commensurate with my experience. I look forward to continuing my career as a scientist and contributing to my respective scientific area of interest.

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