Why I Want To Pursue A Pathophysiology

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Growing up, I have never been the healthiest child. Born with meconium aspiration syndrome, I have underwent four surgeries before reaching adolescence, and have iron deficiency currently. But when I meet patients struggling with cancer, or diabetes, I’ve realized I’m lucky. I’m not confined in bed, suffering from brain cancer; I don’t have to take insulin every day, constantly checking blood sugar levels. Like many, I’ve taken life for granted; so whenever I study biology, specifically pathophysiology, I’m reminded that there are others out there who’ve endured unbelievable pain. I understand their agony, and I’m determined to find a solution. I want to save their lives, and this philosophy is the basis of my passion. …show more content…

As I progressed to middle and high school, my experience with biology only widened. I went from comparing the anatomy of different dinosaurs from my graphic novels in kindergarten, to inspecting rodents with my magnifying glass in fourth grade, to dissecting animals and studying human diseases in high school. I bought textbooks on pathophysiology, and because few extracurriculars were offered regarding biology, I studied medicine myself. Even after participating in county-level science fairs and the Science Alliance program, I was unsatisfied with the lack of hands-on experience, so whenever my parents took me to India, I’d stay at my aunt’s hospital, self-observing and learning about each patient’s medical problems.
During summers when I wasn’t at India, I developed short curricula, emphasizing science, for underprivileged children, aiming to evoke in them the passion that burns through me. Effectuated at a local non-profit organization, Sunday Friends, my curriculum encouraged latino children with families unable to afford proper education to explore different fields of STEM. We not only discussed the fields of science, but also performed experiments like breeding bacteria and plant growth and …show more content…

Partaking in robotics tournaments like First Lego League and VEX Robotics, I’ve taught myself languages like JavaScript and RobotC, and AutoDesk Inventor. Over time, as world-class researchers have advanced medicine to a high, I’ve realized how different fields of STEM come together to form breathtaking inventions. Robotic prosthetics are products of biomechanics and biology. Stem cell research is possible because of chemistry and bioengineering. That’s why I believe it’s important to be well-educated in all fields of STEM, and why I’ll continue to pursue biology with a more widespread scope than most

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