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The Long Road to Medicine I have always loved science and had planned a science career from an early age. However, life circumstances required me to follow a longer, less traditional route toward my goal, learning useful skills and gaining valuable experience along the way. From the time of my parents' divorce, when I was eleven, I have had heavy family responsibilities. Initially, these responsibilities included caring for my three younger brothers and sister, and maintaining our home, while my mother worked. I began to work as soon as I was able, as my income was required to help support my family. I was fortunate to find work in a picture framing shop, where I was allowed the flexibility to schedule my nearly full-time work hours around my classes in high school, and later, in college. In 1977, I entered Arizona State University with the goal of pursuing a career in veterinary medicine. However, I found it difficult to achieve good grades, work nearly full-time, and attend to my responsibilities at home. After two years, it was apparent that my grades were not sufficient for veterinary school. Rather than go further into debt without an attainable goal, I left school. I had planned to return as soon as I had decided on new career goals, but such plans were put on hold by a series of family crises, which required my financial support, as well as my time. These crises included the teenage pregnancy of my sister in 1981, and subsequent shared parenting responsibility for my nephew, and my mother's seven-year battle against cancer. It was through this exposure to cancer that I gained some limited medical experience and first began thinking about becoming a physician. My mother had melanoma and required a great deal of care following numerous surgeries and through various treatment procedures. My responsibilities included wound care and giving injections. Eventually, I worked with a local hospice organization to provide the care required so that my mother could die at home. Through the years, I had worked various second jobs as needed, but in early 1989, I took a permanent second job so that my mother could quit working completely. After her death, I continued working my second job to help finance my sister's education so that she and her son could become self-sufficient. Eventually, I used the second job to finance my own return to school, attending ASU part-time while working 70 hours per week. Two years ago, with the support of my family, I was able to return to school full-time. I was no longer interested in becoming a veterinarian. Through the experiences I had had with my mother, and from years of working with the public, I had come to genuinely love people. I wanted a career that would allow me to continue to work with people, and in their behalf. I chose to major in biology because I believed that this would give me the greatest flexibility in choosing a graduate program. I filled in scheduling vacancies with German classes in order to better communicate with family members in Germany. Eventually, I had enough German classes to declare a second major. I returned to ASU because I never lost my love of science and because I had a strong desire to making a meaningful contribution to humanity - a desire that was not being fulfilled by picture framing. I decided to become a physician because I believe that it would be the most satisfying way to combine my compassionate and caring personality, my love of science, and the skills I have learned through my experiences in life. These skills include performing tasks efficiently, managing my time well, coping with stressful situations, being flexible, and working hard for long hours. Evidence of this is my 3.84 GPA since returning to ASU in 1991, and achieved while maintaining a parenting role with my nephew and working as many as 70 hours per week. In addition, my years of meeting the public in the workplace have allowed me to develop good interpersonal skills. I believe that these qualities, along with my love of science, will enable me to become a competent and humane physician.
In the chapter, How to Get into Medical School Part 1, Vincent Lam uses comparison and inner thoughts of the two characters to highlight their difference in expression of feeling. While Ming keeps her feelings underneath and is scared to show the way she feels, Fitzgerald has no problem showing that he wants a relationship to work. In the passage, by entering Ming’s thoughts, the reader is able to see she wants him to know how she truly feels but she is scared of what could possibly come.
As a student that is currently seeking a career in the medical professions, I have had to routinely contemplate my reasons for pursuing such an extensive education program in a field that is constantly demanding excessive time and effort. I know of students—many friends and acquaintances of mine included—that have the most sure-fire, inspirational stories that align with their desire to become doctors, surgeons, physician assistants, etc. They always seemed to have a story that emphasized their desire to “give back” what they have received from the medical community. Because of that, ever since the beginning of high school, I have been trying to find an extraordinary reason, a purpose for my medical pursuits. Perhaps I could justify my passion for
not working to pay off my parents’ debts, but I am working to improve myself, and gain experience. Working as a landscaper I have had to wake up early to pick weeds and mow people’s lawns on days t...
Henry Ford was born on July 30, 1863 in Dearborn, Michigan. His mother died during childbirth when he was twelve years old. Her name was Mary Ligot Ford. Ford had a very strained relationship with his father, William Ford. His father wanted him to take over the family farm they owned, but Ford preferred to tinker with objects. He had seven siblings, but two of them died as infants. The five siblings that lived names were John Ford, Jane Ford, Robert Ford, Margaret Ford, and William Ford, Jr. Henry Ford was the oldest while Robert Ford was the youngest. Ford married a woman named Clara Ala Bryant and had one child named Edsel Ford, born in 1893. He held up his household by running a sawmill and farming.
I had known for years that I wanted to work in the health care field, but I always believed it would be as a doctor. I watched for the first few years of my brother’s life as he struggled with different health challenges such as being born premature, having croup and breathing difficulty, and speech impairment. Watching my brother struggle and then being able to overcome these difficulties, as well as seeing other children around him who were not as fortunate, really pushed me even at a young age to make a difference. My family, both immediate and extended, were very supportive, and I felt a real positive push towards working hard to achieve that goal of working in health care. In high school, I was fortunate enough to do a cooperative placement at the Peterborough Regional Health Center’s Intensive Care Unit. Through observing rounds and being in the medical setting, I truly knew this is where I wanted to
I began my college career unsure of the path ahead of me. I knew I had a passion for medicine, however, I did not know which direction I would take. With the expansive amount of options offered within the fields of science and medicine, it was difficult to narrow down exactly what direction I wanted to take. I gained some clarity the summer of my sophomore year when I stayed at a close friend’s home, whose father, a practicing Medical Physician, became somewhat of a mentor to me. The passionate way in which he discussed the practice of medicine led me to develop an interest in pursuing a career as a physician. He explained that a career in the medical field was about responsibility, the responsibility to work with all members of the healthcare team for the well-being of the patient as well as their family
A Founding Father, a Renaissance Man, and a jack of all trades. Benjamin Franklin was truly one of the greatest Americans during the 18th century. He was one of the framers of the Constitution, and helped draft the Declaration of Independence and end the Revolutionary War. He also invented many things and made many scientific discoveries. Benjamin Franklin’s life was filled with many great accomplishments, which led to him becoming one of the most influential and talented people during American History.
Born and raised by a Puritan soap maker who had seventeen children, the tenth child named Benjamin Franklin would become one of the most famous scientists, writers, inventors and hold a very important role in the American Revolution. He was the youngest son therefor he had no inheritance, however, he had the willpower to succeed and lived out the tale of rags to riches. Franklin started working at the age of 12 as an apprentice for his brother, but discontent with his job as an apprentice he ran away at the age of 17. He eventually made it to Philadelphia with nothing but two coins to rub together, one in which he tipped to the man who took him to Philadelphia on a boat. He started working there and was offered money to go to London to get
In high school, I was among those students who always indicated that I will be going college. However, unlike most people I seem to meet these days I did not know that I wanted to be a doctor. When it was time to head off to college, I was still unsure of what I wanted to pursue. As most college freshmen, I did not know what major best suits my personality. I desired a career that would define who I am and a career that is self-gratifying. However, the path that I should follow was unclear to me. Because of my uncertainty I failed to see that my parents dream became my reality. As I began my college experience as a nursing student, I felt somewhat out of place. I realized that my reason for majoring in nursing was my parents' influence on me. They wanted me to believe that nursing is right for me. I always knew I wanted to go into the medical field, but I felt that I needed to know how to choose a medical specialty that I feel is right for me. My first step was to change my major. I chose to change my major to biology. My love for science led me to this decision. I began to explore the opportunities open to biology students.
Benjamin Franklin was born in Boston, Massachusetts on January 17th 1706 as the youngest son of Josiah and Abiah (Folger) Franklin. He entered Boston Grammar School when he was eight yet only had one more year of formal education before he was apprenticed to his half-brother James as a printer at the age of twelve. James soon became the official publisher of the New England Courant in which Ben’s first writings; The Dogwood Papers were published before he was seventeen. In 1723 he left home and ventured out to Philadelphia to work as a printer. There, he met a man named William Keith who
One of the most important experiences of our a lives as people are actually our childhood´s. During childhood we get to traverse the world with tremendous imaginations, where we get to find out what we love to do and how surprisingly this affects our career choices in the future adulthood. Gratefully, I was lucky enough to interview a person who loves the outdoors and has a passion for science just as much, if not more than I do myself.
Growing up I was always surrounded by animals, and I have had a passion to love and care for them for as long as I can remember. Naturally, this made me want to become a veterinarian even though I was barely ten years old. Unfortunately, I realized that things aren’t always as simple as they appear, and just because you love something doesn’t mean you’re meant to do it as a career. As much as I loved animals, I found out that I could not fulfill all of the necessary emotional requirements when I experienced firsthand how difficult being a veterinarian can be.
That summer after school I just wanted to find a job and start making some money. Going to college for anther four year was something I thought I could not handle. I final got a job at UPS unloading trucks. At first I thought how hard could it be? But every day I would come home exhausted from working in the heat. And then when I got tiny pay check, it hit me. From then on I decided that manual labor was something that I could not do the rest of my life and I could definitely not support a family on that income. A job behind a desk in the air conditioning was what I wanted.
In 1763 Watt was sent a Newcomen steam engine to repair. While putting it back into working order, Watt discovered how he could make the engine more efficient. Watt worked on the idea for several months and eventually produced a steam engine that cooled the used steam in a condenser separate from the main cylinder. James Watt was not a wealthy man so he decided to seek a partner with money. John Roebuck, the owner of a Scottish ironworks, agreed to provide financial backing for Watt's project. When Roebuck went bankrupt in 1773, Watt took his ideas to Matthew Boulton, a successful businessman from Birmingham. For the next eleven years Boulton's factory producing and selling Watt's steam-engines. These machines were mainly sold to colliery owners who used them to pump water from their mines. Watt's machine was very popular because it was four times more powerful than those that had been based on the Thomas Newcomen design. Watt continued to experiment and in 1781 he produced a rotary-motion steam engine. Whereas his earlier machine, with its up-and-down pumping action, was ideal for draining mines, this new steam engine could be used to drive many different types of machinery. Richard Arkwright was quick to importance of this new invention, and in 1783 he began using Watt's steam-engine in his textile factories. Others followed his lead and by 1800 there were over 500 of Watt's machines in Britain's mines and factories.
Throughout my life, I have worked towards one goal which is to become a doctor. Medicine offers the opportunity for me to integrate different scopes of science while trying to improve human life. Medicine has intrigued me throughout all my life because it??s a never ending mystery and every answer has questions, and vice versa. Upon entering my career, I had assumed that professional and financial success would surely bring personal fulfillment. This realization triggered a process of self-searching that led me to medicine. The commitment to provide others with healthcare is a serious decision for anyone. As I examined my interests and goals, however, I underwent a process of personal growth that has propelled me towards a career as a physician. A career in medicine will allow me to integrate thoroughly my passion for science into a public-service framework. Since childhood, I have loved acquiring scientific knowledge, particularly involving biological processes. During my undergraduate studies, I displayed my ability to juggle competing demands while still maintaining my academic focus; I have succeeded at school while volunteering part time, spending time with family and friends, and working part-time. To better serve my expected patient population, I worked over my English and Korean language skills. I have come to discover that a job and even a good income, without another significant purpose, will not bring satisfaction. I planed to utilize my assets, namely my problem- solving affinity, strong work ethic, and interpersonal commitment, to craft a stimulating, personally rewarding career in medicine. I have taken stock of myself, considering my skills, experiences, and goals. I have looked to family and friends, some of whom are doctors, for advice. Because of this self-examination, I have decided to pursue a career in health care. The process has been difficult at times but always illuminating. Throughout it all, I have never lost confidence - the confidence that I will actively absorb all available medical knowledge, forge friendships with fellow students, and emerge from my training as a skilful and caring physician.