Internal Medicine Personal Statement

When I entered medical school, I was not sure about the career path I would follow. Although, throughout my under graduate years I matured as a person, worked in diverse environments and advanced my skills as a medical student I still remained in constant vacillation between specialties. During my internship, however, I started to look past the mundane and focused on the complexity and vastness of Internal Medicine which fascinated me. Moreover, the intellectual stimulation this field offers while making difficult diagnosis, dealing with challenging clinical cases and understanding the advances in patient management sparked my curiosity. I realized how a disease disturbs the intricate web of tens of systems working in harmony and the job of an internist was to manipulate the forces maintaining that balance. This revelation intrigued me and my interest in medicine spiked.

While providing comfort care I discovered that when cure is no longer expected, it is the quality of life which is of supreme significance. Therefore, in order to aid these patients and their loved ones I did my utmost to be empathetic, compassionate, and humble. In such times, when I was able to relieve their discomfort or listen to their complaints and console them, an overwhelming sense of peace and satisfaction would engulf me. Hence, interacting with people at their most vulnerable taught me to never be casual about death and that it should be dealt with respect and awe.

Mastering these two very different aspects of medicine; one being the tangible principles of physiology and other the diversity of human connections, demands learning from the best and thus I chose to study in the United States of America. It is a challenge, no doubt, but only by pushing my limits and by stepping out of my comfort zone can I truly live up to my full