Importance Of Clinical Internship

My first exposure to Irish history was through the history of the early Christian church with Saint Patrick. I would later read in high school the Pulitzer Prize “tragicomic memoir” Angela’s Ashes by Irish American author Frank McCourt and became officially hooked. From that novel, I would branch deeper into both past and modern Irish history: reading and dream. When applying to undergraduate programs, I thought of moving to Europe, but I did not believe that I could leave everything behind and go where everything differed from my culture, scenery, transportation, laws and customs. Nevertheless, I was still curious; I wanted what then I supposed I was not brave enough to do. Forgetting the move from the Congo to the United States. This past summer I finally visited and toured

Consequently, I always sought to learn about others, be a receptive ear and to not only look at the superficial but to dig deeper than the surface. To investigate, to learn from others and adapt to multiple circumstances. Through my travels across the North American Continent, Europe, Africa and perhaps Asia this coming summer, I have endeavored to learn from others and transmit what I have experienced. Regardless of political and social temperament, being able to transcend cultures, racial, religious barriers, etc. is vital as a global citizen, most importantly as a healthcare provider. An event though “trivial” provided a valuable lesson to me transpired during my clinical internship in high school. At the Surgery Center in Arlington, a patient was a teacher at a school that I had attended and she was difficult. The patient needed constant supervision, not due to her medical conditions but because of her temperament. Her particular vice was smoking. Regardless of the fact that she was on oxygen, had just had surgery that morning, and was currently incapacitated she wanted to smoke. Upon my arrival for my rotation, I had the pleasure of tasting her “mild manners”, before she