Neuroscience Personal Statement

When I was in third year of medical school, the knowledge that I obtained from neurology rotation helped me diagnose that my grandmother, with history of chronic liver disease, had the complication called decompensated cirrhosis and led to hepatic encephalopathy as she gradually had asterixis both of her hands along with declined cognitive function. Nevertheless, after bringing her to the hospital, her condition soon deteriorated to seizures, then she passed away as she went into coma. This was a devastating experience, however, my interest in Neuroscience started growing because I witnessed the clinical symptoms how the brain was affected by a toxic substance, ammonia, which was made by our bodies, was supposed to be metabolized by the healthy

However, always attracted by state-of-the-art medicine and research facilities in the United States, I decided that I wanted to pursue a medical career in America. For that reason, I came to America to prepare for the United States Medical Licensing Examination which is a three-step examination for medical license in the United States and is sponsored by the Federation of State Medical Board and the National Board of Medical Examiners. With effort and endeavor, I successfully passed all the required examinations at high performance at one standard deviation above the mean and at the first attempts. As a result of that, I was awarded the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG) Certificate which is the standard for evaluating the qualifications of foreign physicians before they enter U.S. graduate medical education. Having been working in different healthcare settings,Encountering different patients in different clinical settings, my desire for this specific field in further enhanced. When I worked in emergency room and trauma center of Hackensack University Medical Center, I had quite many patients with physical complains, however, in further questions, I found out they actually had depression; a middle age male patient with difficulty of urination after his wife passed away; a young female patient lost consciousness after her boyfriend broke up with her. Currently working in Renal Medical Associated, I had a patient with history of a severe middle cerebral ischemic stroke six month ago causing hemiparesis, hemisensory deficits and severe dysphasia. When I met him, I was impressed by his dramatic functional recovery. Most importantly, the grateful smiles from the patient and his relatives gave me