I Want To Pursue A Degree In Cardiovascular Research

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“I am prescribing paracetamol for your fever. You can take Tossex cough syrup in case of cough.” That was I, aged six, giving a scribbled prescription on my pink notepad to, Anila, my neighbour and friend. Remembering names of medicines came to me, naturally. Being pivotal in making others ‘feel better’ and regain their health was an elixir, like no other. Therefore, before I knew it, my game had become my passion and I decided to become a doctor.

A College of Letters and Sciences’ studentship at the University of Wisconsin-Madison holds the promise to be the best platform on which will I work towards achieving my life’s goal. As a UW-Madison scholar, I would be among like-minded students of life sciences, engage in cerebral dialogues, undertake …show more content…

Exploring and discovering at the Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine Center and at the Cardiovascular Research Center, especially interests me, for Dr. Timothy A. Hacker’s work in the former and Dr. Amish Raval’s in the latter center, are in tandem with my interests. Working in the cardiovascular field under their tutelage would be life-changing experiences. Also, my learning curve will rise diagonally, as I imbibe from Dr. William J Burlingham, whose research focus on kidney, lung, heart and liver transplantation, would afford me countless eureka moments, as I learn the secrets of conducting successful surgical transplants. The Waisman Center, where I will expand my knowledge bank in the areas of human development, developmental diseases and neurodegenerative diseases, also beckons me. Furthermore, volunteering and learning about neurodegenerative diseases, there would expand my repertoire, phenomenally. At the UW-Madison’s CORE, I envision developing a toolkit of skills that will serve me well as a researcher for …show more content…

I aspire to apply for the Wisconsin Idea Fellowship in February 2019, after developing my project plan with my team. Participating in Walk the Walk, beginning at Ogg Hall, the annual Be the Change Bash, discovering my niche area to pay forward in the All Campus Day of Service, are the other aspects of the The Morgridge Centre for Public Services that appeal to me. I will gain immensely by partaking in summer internships, both domestic and international, from 3M, to working at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine (Bronx, N.Y.), to Partaking in Bylor College of Medicine’s SMART program, to CMOP and JHU’s

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