Looking back on my school days, the most memorable moments were those in my science classes. Even before that, as a 6-year old, I wanted to become a midwife and a paediatrician and my young age did not stop me from diving into the complicated studies of human fertilization and paediatrics. My passion for learning now keeps taking me even further into the complex structures, processes and reactions that link our every organ, tissue and cell of our body together, to form this miraculous creation called the human body.
Studying science at A-level has both provided the foundation for further scientific study and a challenge to delve deeper into intriguing topics. The opportunity to further study the complexity of the human physiology together with the effects, necessity and danger of microorganisms at a higher level excites me. My love for science also shows in my A-level subject choices where self-motivation, innovative thinking and ability to cope with stress are essential. Biomedical sciences are naturally to which I have dedicated my upper secondary exam project, where I am researching the method of phage therapy and the efficiency and limitation of this method, together with the potential use of phage therapy as an alternative to conventional antibiotic treatments.
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This is a place where I build strong relationships with elderly and I am always welcomed as an equal member of staff. Here I also learn to preserve the health, as well as dignity, of the residents through various practical and medical procedures. To experience the importance of medicine to help people through their everyday life, together with the times when medicine is not enough, has really opened my eyes. Tears could not save these people from pain, suffering or early death – but science
In the healthcare system many times patients are just patients and appointments are just appointments. The outlook on the patients and appointments all depends on the area of practice and the health professional themselves. Working in the emergency department, the nurses and doctors there typically do not see the same patient more than once and if they do the chance of them remembering them is slim to none just for the simple fact of the pace of the department. When it comes down to Physicians in the hospital setting, the care is not just quick and done. Great patient to healthcare professional relationships are formed and for some it may feel as if they are taking a “journey”(209) with their patients as they receive their medical care. This essay will be based off the book Medicine in Translation: Journeys with My Patients by Danielle Ofri, in which Ofri herself gives us the stories of the journeys she went on with several of her patients. Patients are more than just an appointment to some people, and when it comes to Ofri she tends to treat her patients as if they are her own family.
The flow and organization of the topics are structured chronologically and easy for readers to have a clear depiction of the progression of the book. He explains and elaborates his ideas and assumptions on struggles with morality, through real voices of patients and his own personal encounter. The first few topics were lighthearted, more on procedural terms such as the demographics of care in the United States and India and the evolution of care. This heightens to themes that are close to one’s heart as he uncovers the relationship amongst medicine, patient, and the family. It also deliberates on the concerns after medicine becomes impotent and society is ill-equipped for the aging population, which highlight the decisions and conversations one should or might have pertaining to death. He makes
I have experience in the medical environment, and when two of my grandmothers took ill I helped them along the way. My heart is good, but the devil never fails to steal my joy. I am also a mother of four beautiful young ladies, so yes I also have a lot of patience. I treat most of my patients like they were my own family. All of my patients get my respect. It is owed to them and they demand it as well. Having compassion, being king, understanding, helpful, staying prepared and willing are all just a few personal attributes that one should have when dealing with patients.
Pathogenic bacteria initially intrigued me last year, when I created an award-winning analysis on phage-host specificity. Exploring antibiotic resistance inspired me to harness phages as antidotes to bacterial infections. I became curious about drug resistance in mycobacteria while annotating the genome of a phage that may infect M. tuberculosis. To that end, I aspire to develop novel treatments for infectious diseases throughout my academic and professional careers. My desire to become a biomedical scientist has empowered me to apply for the Wadsworth Center Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) program.
I cannot refrain from assisting the students taking this class in the upcoming years. To learn more about this topic, I discuss questions I have with my teacher and my peers. On multiple occasions I have submerged into discussions that involve comparing my knowledge of anatomy with students in other biology based classes. I also enjoy venturing to OMSI’s cadaver exhibit to advance my knowledge of the human body as a whole.
People all over the world enter health care facilities and hope to be taken care of in an effective, sufficient and safe manner. Patients want to know that their health care provides care for their well being and want what is best for them. They wish to be cared for in a way that demonstrates that they are the most important person in the room. Sometimes not all patients get the kind of care that they expect and most importantly deserve. I am happy to say that the patient I interviewed (patient C) had a pleasant experience during their time at their health care facility. I am sharing this story because people should know that there are medical personnel that care for patients the way Patient C’s health care team cared for her. Patient C’s trip
1) During my high school internship at Sharp Hospital, I once received the opportunity to witness a biopsy procedure. While it was not the most complicated of surgeries, I was captivated by the movements, the sounds, and the atmosphere. Unfortunately for the patient, my excitement may have gotten the best of me, as I excitedly questioned anything that caught my eye. However, such circumstances aren’t foreign in my life. Ever since I was a young child, an unquenchable curiosity has been an integral part of my life. My mother often recalls when I would keep her waiting while I bombarded my teacher with questions about what the class had learned that day. However, my thirst for knowledge greatly benefitted my academic pursuits in middle school and high school. When I took my first official biology course in seventh grade, I was enthralled with the various parts of the body, and how the various systems worked together to keep people functioning. However, I still wanted to know more. I was able to accomplish that
Reuters News is an international news agency currently headquartered in London, England, and covers biotechnology as one of its subsections. The intended audience includes every news reader or viewer, but is used mostly in European countries. This particular article constitutes for a primary use of phage therapy to treat a boy with Netherton Syndrome with a Staph infection and depressed immune system. This is a video source, and depicts the story of the boy’s treatment and how he survived his infection specifically due to phage therapy.
Nearing the end of my high school career, it is imperative to commence thinking about my future career and jobs to withhold for the rest of my life. The possibilities of careers are endless in this generation as new, innovative ideas blossom from old ones. After examining my options, I have concluded that a career in Biology, with a focus on Neonatal Surgery, will provide a successful and fascinating future for me.
From primary school, I was always amazed by the fact that the human body, composed of millions of cells, develops from a single fertilized mother cell. This idea triggered my interest for the science of human body. But the main reason I joined medical school was witnessing the actions of the excellent medical unit that saved my sister’s life, after her chocking on peanut. At the university, my interest in anatomy was amplified when I was studying anatomy in the second year. Later, this interest increased during various rotations in surgery and internal medicine.
Bacteria have recently been found to resist a thousand times their normal dose of antibiotics (Baym et al. 2016). This increasing resistance in bacteria has left scientists searching for a more potent replacement to antibiotics, paving the way to increasing research on phage therapy. However, because the therapeutic use of bacteriophages is a novel discovery, its effectiveness and safety need to be further researched. In this essay, I will explore the safety, the advantages, and the disadvantages of phage therapy.
They often treat aged patients suffering from dementia, memory problem, dehydration, problem in movement, depression and dietary problems etc. They must have considerate attitude towards the aged patients. They provide disease prevention and palliative care to the patients and find out treatment strategies for them. In many cases they make home visits to treat patients. Their other responsibilities include : • They give advise for tests and interpret the results • According to the patients’ need and their reimbursement restrictions, they prepare care plan and implement
I am Fasiha Abdul Rehman, holding a professional degree of Doctor of Pharmacy at 23 years of age; with a deeper interest in contributing to the understanding of diabetes and cardiovascular diseases and unveiling new information for medical advancement and betterment of mankind and I envisage Masters as crucial step in this direction.
Character Evolution in Pedro Almodovar’s Film The Skin I Live In Character evolution have always been the primary theme of multiply works of culture such as film productions. The development of medicine as a science has greatly contributed to the growing impact of human interference into natural processes.
Completing my undergraduate degree and being the first in my family to ever attend a