Problem solving skill is one of the most important skills that I acquired while studying engineering at the Cooper Union. Immersed in the field of biology and chemistry, I learned how to approach, analyze, and solve problems. Nonetheless, I have always believed that the research should go beyond than just problem solving. I believe that true innovation is achieved only when the benefits that are found in the research is translated to people’s lives. For that reason, I decided to pursue the combined MD/PhD degree and become a translational researcher in the medical field who can bring laboratory work to real world, shaping a better world for people.
My research experiences have directed me to pursue career in research. I have ample experiences in research as an undergraduate student and a graduate researcher, working on projects that have potential application in the field of medicine. Even though I have encountered numerous failures during my experiences, I embrace them as a normal part of research and learn from those failures to make myself a better scientist. The academically intense atmosphere is another aspect of research that I appreciate.
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The opportunity allowed me to explore various subjects in the biological/medical sciences and to narrow down my specific interest in the field. Specifically, a course in stem cell technology that I took on the Spring 2016 semester has engaged me more into the field of regenerative medicine, where stem cell can be used to derive patient specific tissue for therapy and disease modeling. Another course in genomic technologies that I took on the Fall 2015 semester has allowed me to explore possibilities of using advanced sequencing and molecular biology techniques in the clinical field. I hope to work on research studies in these areas and to have impact in both lab bench and
Recognition of the gap that exist between research finding and their application to practice is growing, DNP must be able to translate newly discovered relevant scientific knowledge into their provision of health care and navigate in the health care system to improve patient outcome. both educational pathway are completing one another, from research to practise , collaboration is an essential skill for all researcher and practitioner in the 21th century health care.
My affinity for biology comes from my childhood days that I spent watching dissection of rats and looking at the cellular structure under microscope. My mother, being a professor of biology regularly used to take me with her to a Biology lab and that is where my journey towards medical career began. Early on in my life, my family went through a long agony of my father's illness and death. This became a solitary stimulus for me to take up this profession and a driving force to strive for excellence. Going through that turmoil of recurrent hospital visits gave me a firsthand experience of an anguishing family.
...forming bench research at Barry University and Weill Cornell Medical College in the Traveler’s Research Fellowship, I have been exposed to the side of medicine where scientists work every day to find cures for diseases and save lives. Experiencing different aspects of medicine has made me a more competent individual to thrive in this field and has deepened my interest and passion to pursue medicine as a career.I believe that those who fight with so little against so much truly need others to help them in their struggle. Being a physician is not only becoming a successful professional. I will work hard to bring about necessary changes to end social disparities, so that more groups in society receive the best healthcare. By making a difference in their lives, I will receive rewarding experiences that are worth all the hard work and sacrifice my chosen career requires.
As a laboratory prep, I was able to set up labs for freshmen and sophomore biology classes. Also, I made visits to my professor’s labs to observe the procedures graduate students used for their experiments and I loved it. After completion of my freshman year, I participated in the “Maternal Child Health Pipeline Training Program” that following summer. I conducted field research that focused on the public health of mothers and children in rural communities. The fall semester of sophomore year, I shadowed graduate students studying breast cancer cells. Later that same year, I began my own research with laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS). Upon my junior year, I was accepted into the Virginia College of Osteopathic Medical Program in Auburn, Alabama. At the same time, I was accepted into the Tropical and Infectious Diseases Association in Iquitos, Peru. I was able to study abroad and work in a lab focusing on the negative gram bacteria that was in the water of the poor community of Iquitos, Peru. All of the opportunities I was able to be a part of from my freshman year till this present day has reconfirmed my passion and contributed to my specific area of research and the population I want to
...rt of my undergraduate preparation. I hope to make some substantial progress on my project with Dr. Pellegrini and have presentable data by the end of the program and contribute to the scientific community. I also look forward to networking with fellow SPUR-LABS students and faculty. In my time at UCLA, I have realized that research is all but a solo act. It is a cooperative endeavor, and being in the program will provide a collaborative and supportive environment for me to succeed. Ideally, I would like to have at least one paper published during my undergraduate career. C.S. Lewis once said, “Experience: the most brutal of teachers. But you learn, my God, do you learn.” Such experiences, especially SPUR-LABS will hopefully aid my journey to graduate school and my pursuit of a Ph.D. and work in academia and work alongside of the professors and mentors I have today.
Throughout my life I have been around people in the medical field. I was fascinated by hospitals and the doctors that filled them. I have always wanted to help people and leave a positive influence on others . I have grown to love the medical field and what it has done
I’m a student at Tompkins Cortland Community College this is my first semester as a college student. I plan to go to college for four years and only be at TC3 for this one semester, then transfer to a four year school. College has grown around the world more than ever and more people are attending college more than ever. I have chosen to go to college because of the rewards after graduation. Yes it is another four years of school but by getting more education and an extended degree gives me more opportunities for better jobs and more money. The career I have chosen to study is business administration. I am hoping that it takes me to a great job managing a company or possibly being an accountant.
I grew up in a research and development campus where my father is a scientist. Research and curiosity were constantly encouraged and this prompted me to take up medicine as a career, a field that offers tremendous prospects for research and discoveries. Throughout medical school I tried to be involved in research and attempts at trying out new ideas, be it in the lab or working with human subjects. I carried this through my residency and now my fellowship. The idea of studying a topic or issue that has so far not been treaded upon seems to be extremely exciting and challenging.
In pursuit of the techniques to solve my problem, I interned in a lab at the New Jersey Medical School this past summer, working on a novel chicken pox and shingles vaccine. While the ideas were fascinating, the lab environment was too constricting, the ideas were too theoretical, and the interpersonal interactions I desired were lacking. Because my plan to work in a laboratory for my whole life did not meet my desires, I had to begin to redefine my means to solve the problem of pancreatic cancer. I realized that the engineering route was a more appealing option.
There are a plethora of reasons why people what to get to medical school. Whether it's to fulfill certain desires or to simply help other people. My reasons fit into their own category. I don't just want to help people and my desires to go to medical school are not selfish. I want to go to medical school because I want to improve aspects of the field and I want to do more than just help people.
From problem solving skills to micro-implants and MRIs, biomedical engineering has emerged as its own study from the vast worlds of both engineering and medicine. Engineers were not only pioneers of the edifice in the past but also establishers of the thriving technologies in the future. Being one of them requires a great leap from my comfort zone and I believe it would be extremely rewarding to be able to grow in this field while contributing to the industry of engineering. My passion towards learning little things roots from my childhood. I found myself engaged in mental activities such as puzzle solving.
I am also a driven student who possess a strong work ethic and self-motivation that helps me achieve my goals. Through these opportunities, I have cohesively worked with members of an intermediate and an extended team to support ideas, think critically, and solve problems. I am passionate about expanding my knowledge in research relating to psychology and medicine. Throughout my collegiate career, I have been primarily focused on my academics.
1. Why do you want to become a Medical Practitioner / Health Professional? The medical profession has interested me since I was a child. I have always had a keen interest in science and the human body. I also enjoy working and interacting with people.
As I prepare to enter my final year of undergraduate education at UC Santa Cruz, I have been spending a lot of time really trying to figure out how I want to use my education after leaving college. Beyond the daunting questions of what I think I could do after graduation or where I am most likely to find a job, I truly want to guide my thinking by where I would do the most good and feel truly fulfilled. Ultimately, the answer is not one I would be inclined to raise my hand for in class: I do not know. I am far from prepared to commit myself to a particular career path, but have many ideas for how I would like to change the world once I leave college. What I do know is that the curriculum I have taken and the organizations for which I have already
The field experience was very effective in progressing myself professionally. My next steps will be to further my research training. I plan to enter a Ph.D. program in a biomedical science as my next academic step. I will likely begin study at John A. Burns School of Medicine in cell and molecular biology in August 2016.