Importance Of My Journey In The Field Of Medicine

Journey of a thousand miles begins with the first step. My Journey in the field of medicine started with my interaction with the disease and the doctor in a small village where I was born. I saw a real life view of a community with limited resources and significant health care needs. And in this setting, I met a devoted physician who was working endlessly to improve the health of people in my village despite all hurdles. Appreciative smiles on patients’ faces and genuine gestures of humble thankfulness in their eyes for that doctor filled my heart with nobility and respect for this profession. I would look up to the doctor and be amazed by the humble and noble man who would rescue people at their weakest point in life. This inspired me to pursue my career in the field of medicine.

Coming from a farmer’s family, it was not easy for me to get an education, but I didn’t give up, worked hard and finally got admission in one of the best medical schools in my country. It was during my medical school clerkship that I discovered my passion for internal medicine. During these rotations, I got exposure to patients with a variety of diseases, their pathophysiological mechanism and key concepts. I felt tremendous gratification in being with

I got particularly impressed by their patient interaction, thought process, decision making and clinical acumen. It was my discussion with these doctors that ignited my interest in getting trained in US. After coming to US, I got an opportunity to do clinical rotations at Montefiore Medical Center and Kings Brook Jewish Medical Center. During these rotations, I worked closely with US based clinicians and residents and got the first hand exposure to US health system and Culture. Through these rotations, I learned the evidence based management of variety of medical problems, improved my communication skills with patients and learned how to use hospital EMR