Statement of Purpose to Study Medicine

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For me, choosing to study medicine as a lifelong career is not an easy decision. Through rounds and rounds of researching and considerations, my heart leads me to choose this path. My extreme fascination and utmost interest in Science prompt me to take the three Science subjects and Mathematics for A-level subject combination. My intellectual curiosity works well with my interest which helps me to achieve good grades in these three science subjects. To quench my desire to learn new things as well as to assess my knowledge in Science, especially in chemistry, I have participated in the National Chemistry Quiz Malaysia (K3M) for two years. This experience fully benefits me as it helps to reveal my weaknesses in certain topics which I can spend more time to work on it. I truly believe that constant assessment is crucial throughout the journey of pursuing medicine to improve oneself from time to time.
To gain a deeper and wider understanding of what medicine entails, I have taken a three-day hospital attachment in a government hospital in Johor, Malaysia. I was so fortunate to shadow a ...

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