My most defining experience with osteopathic medicine was shadowing a family physician, Dr. Truong. I was impressed by his holistic, patient-centered care and his hands-on manipulative skills. Not only did he provide the medical treatment to his patients, but he cared for them mentally and spiritually. For example, he asked his patients about their life goals at their initial visit, and he reminded and encouraged them to work towards their goals during their future visits. He also promoted healthy lifestyle, such as eating low sugar, high vegetable diet and doing exercises regularly. As a result, one of his patients lost 20 pounds by following his advice. Additionally, Dr. Truong used OMT and acupuncture to help his patients relieve their pain. One of his patients had serious knee pain that could not be treated by others. He found a spot on her thigh and performed OMT, and the pain never came back again. He also taught me the four tenets of osteopathic medicine. With my knowledge of traditional Chinese medicine, which shares some similarities with osteopathic medicine, I quickly comprehended its philosophy. Shadowing Dr. Truong sparked my interest in osteopathic medicine. Then I started to explore this profession by reading books. The more I learned, the more I found it is what I want to do in my future practice. Not only do I want to treat patients and their diseases, but I also want to address underlying causes and fix them. I want to specialize in OMT and use my hand to bring instant relief to suffering patients. I also learned the training in osteopathic medicine places emphasize in primary care, which is my interest because it allows me to develop a long-term relationship with patients, address the full range of their needs, ... ... middle of paper ... ...orget some small work done by others. Therefore, when I prepared for an official presentation, I spent a lot of time going over my past conversation and checking with my managers to make sure I put all the people who helped us during our acknowledgement slights. I also have strong desires to serve others, including underserved populations. While serving at a homeless shelter Bowery Mission, I realized that the homeless usually need more help in health care but have inadequate access and limited medical knowledge. I am interested in working in in underserved areas as well as serving underserved populations because I can maximize my impact by fulfilling their needs. I hope to bring my qualities, such as integrity, interpersonal skills, and my strong desires to serve others, to LMU-DCOM where I can receive the education to become a successful osteopathic physician.
“The purpose of a doctor or any human in general should not be to simply delay the death of a patient, but to increase the person’s quality of life.” Orthopedic surgeons treat a number of conditions that affect the bones, joints, muscles, tendons, and nerves. The training to become an orthopedic surgeon requires multiple years of hard work and studying, but in the end, the success is worth all the stress and struggle experienced on the way. Most doctors must dedicate every fiber of their being, countless hours of work, and years of stress in their chosen profession. Medicine is only for those who can’t imagine doing anything else.
Similar to most of the students, osteopathic medicine was still a stranger to me a few years ago, and was in fact astonished when I knew that there were actually two different physician titles, apparently M.D., and D.O. To satisfy my curiosity, I did several small researches about this two-lettered word D.O. and I learned that "doctor of osteopathic medicine treats the patient as a whole person." At that moment, I was confused because "all doctors treat the whole person, don 't they?"
In the United States, there are two kinds of physicians that practice medicine. The Osteopathic medicine is practiced by the Doctor of Osteopathy (D.O.) while Allopathic medicine is practiced by the Doctor of Medicine (M.D.). Due to more physicians hold the degree of MD than the DO's degree, few people recognize Osteopathic Physicians.
As I plan out my career, I look forward to gaining my Ph.D. There are two paths that should be considered M.D Medical Doctor or D.O Doctor of Osteopathic
Consult online reviews of orthopedic surgeons. Billions of people are now on the web. The ease of access means more people will leave online reviews of doctor experience. Research the orthopedic specialists in the area to find out who is considered to be a top surgeon. In many cases, reviews of orthopedic specialists online allow the patient to post in a more honest manner.
As a prospective medical student, I will be a great asset to the University Of South Carolina School Of Medicine Greenville (USCSM Greenville) by devoting all my time and life to becoming an excellent compassionate physician. I want to use my experiences and unique gifts in a productive way to add value to my community.
He advocated heavily for osteopathic medicine. I have always recognized that the body is a whole and the various systems must function in unison to be effective. On top of this, Dr. VanGrasse, an employee of KCU, told me how much she enjoyed her time there and how she believed it had a substantially better environment and education than other comparable medical schools. In my time at Kettering, I worked closely with an Emergency Medicine doctor, Connor Mckinney D.O. who had attended Rocky Vista Medical School. He, along with many others, have heavily advocated for the Osteopathic education. I have seen how his education has improved his personal relation and specific care for patients. I want this knowledge for myself to be the best doctor I can
The big picture. Where the two schools of medicine differ is in philosophy. Doctors of osteopathy "treat people, not just symptoms," says Karen Nichols, dean of the Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine. "The course list looks exactly the same, but the M.D.'s focus is on discrete organs. The osteopathic focus is that all of those pieces are interrelated. You can't affect one with out affecting another." That means paying more than simple lip service to the idea of the "whole" patient: It means that diagnosis and treatment rely on an examination of a person's environment and family and general situation as well as his or her body. Not surprisingly, about 65 percent of the nation's 52,000 licensed osteopaths (by comparison, the country boasts at least 900,000 M.D.'s) are primary-care physicians. The American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine has a description of osteopathic training, as well as short profiles of 20 schools, at www.aacom.org. The D.O. programs and their contact information are listed in the directory section of this book.
Thus far, my journey has been most gratifying and I am looking for a strong academic and teaching program, one which will provide a solid background that allows me to choose between competitive fellowships and a career in general medicine. I hope to bring enthusiasm, great commitment and strong work ethics to provide compassionate care, to receive intellectual stimulation, and to build life-long friendships with patients and colleagues and a fulfilling career and life for
Over the course of my life, several themes have emerged that I believe make me well suited for a career in healthcare. These experiences, that I thought to be burdens on my life, instead placed emphasis on my desire to improve medical care in underserved areas. Pursuing a career of such importance takes pride and dedication, yet cannot be accomplished without a critical combination of technical skills balanced with people skills. My passion for helping others has grown immensely over the years and which may seem like just an occupation to others, I firmly believe is my calling. It is this passion that has sparked my interest to become a servant leader to others. My desire is to bring about change, by empowering those who are not financially able and by building a strong foundation for those in need.
As someone who has many aspirations in life, I understand having both long and short-term goals is important. One of my long-term professional objectives includes being a community service manager at a health center. With this I am hoping to work with many other healthcare professionals to coordinate health programs and initiatives to improve the health of communities. Having a background in health promotion alongside the leadership and management skills and the real world experience that I intended to gain from this program will give me all I need to make this
From a young age I was interested in the medical field. As I became more exposed to the various options, I decided physical therapy was the right career for me. My experience has proved the field to be interesting and fun. I enjoy working with people and the versatility of therapy. There are many areas to specialize in and I look forward to learning which one is right for me. At the moment I am interested in pediatric acute care but I am also interested in sports and orthopedics. As I continue my studies, I look forward to learning about the different fields in which physical therapy will take me. My future views may change which physical therapy field I wish to pursue, but right now I look forward to learning as much as I can about physical therapy and helping others.
I want to give back to the world and help people. It 's not fair of me to say that not everyone helps someone in more ways than others, but being involved with the health and wellbeing of others may be more important than walking door to door asking people to sign up with your cable provider, or sitting in an office all day emailing people about what color to make the new iPhone. Hospital staff see patients at their worst, and do everything in their power to make them better. What could be more charitable? If I 'm ever fortunate enough to be in that position, then I 'll be giving back to the world by having the power to help heal people, so they themselves can contribute to the world, and make their own little world better. There 's nothing more important to humans than their own health and well being, even if they don’t realize it. Making healing professions one of the most vital in
While I was researching what options alternative medicine offered, a very good friend recommended I try acupuncture, and as you can imagine, it changed my life. Each treatment provided benefits that left me in awe, my doctors were wrong after all and I had finally found pain relief for my high impact, high millage body. As I began to research other benefits of Asian medicine provided it occurred to me that this is a field that I would love to work in. For over 2 decades my passion had been helping others in need. Though I loved my job, I could no longer make that kind of physical sacrifice. After being exposed to medicine where attention to detail, thoroughness, and a holistic view the individual mattered, the idea of becoming an acupuncturist took hold. For the next few months, I conducted online research about the medicine, schools, student life, success stories and horror stories. For each piece of information gathered, I considered how my situation and personality would be well suited to becoming a successful student and practitioner. Feeling that I knew enough to start asking the right questions I conducting several informational interviews with local practitioners and contacted several schools filling in the blanks. One big attraction to entering the community was the diversity of backgrounds of people I interviewed: an
My interest persisted and grew as I began to see how my efforts had the ability to improve the lives of people around me. I first noticed this on a personal level as friends would come to me for advice or for me to listen to their struggles and provide comfort. No matter how mundane, horrific, unique, or common the story was, I listened to them in a genuine and non-judgmental manner. I truly enjoyed hearing people’s stories and providing comfort and advice when needed. These moments helped me realize the power of simply being there for someone, and it increased my interest of pursuing a career where I can support those who need it most. I want to become a social worker so I can provide direction to those who may not be able to get it from other sources, just like I have done for various people throughout my life.