Podiatric Medicine Personal Statement

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Medicine is my ideal choice as a career. Healthcare advocates seek to improve and affect the lives of individuals and families that lack access to medical services. Researchers use intuition, relentless curiosity and specialized knowledge to solve experimental problems. And great mathematicians dedicate time to acquire complete mastery in their complex field. As a Podiatrist, I hope to synthesize all three. I want to dedicate myself to acquiring the knowledge and skill of diagnosis to solve problems faced by my patients. My passion is learning. However, acquiring knowledge in the medical sciences is not easy. Health professionals work in a sphere of information, with a vast geometry, and the understanding of how to provide care is continually progressing. Therefore, developing good scientific acumen is a life-long process that depends …show more content…

This includes improving health care in communities. I grew up in a medically disadvantaged area and saw first-hand the hardships that individuals face when health services are absent or distant. In addition, my undergraduate institution was located in Allegany county, the second poorest county in New York State. I have also spent a great deal of time as a volunteer in Homeless Shelters and homeless prevention organizations in both Massachussetts and Pensylvania. During my time as a member of Harvard’s Partners in Health Engage Club, I was able to call upon my exposure to poverty and healthcare needs when learning about how global initiatives are being developed to strengthen the pathway to medical care in countries like Haiti and Rwanda. These same initiatives used abroad can be equally effective in our country’s most underserved areas. To me, healthcare is a human right. I want to bring care to those who lack the means to access it. As a physician, I would be better able to realize this

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