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Personal statement sample 1
My decision to enter medicine is a coalescence of several driving forces. My admiration and respect for doctors and their noble work are one of my primary reasons for wanting to pursue a career in medicine. The other is the simple fact that the vast ocean of knowledge, the continual advances in treatment, and the ability to cure disease fascinate me. In medical school, my open mind and experiences in a wide range of specialties were key factors in my personal growth and career objectives.
During my internal medicine rotations, I worked with a variety of patients, from a range of economic, social, and cultural backgrounds, and featuring a wide range of conditions. While I mastered the techniques of taking patient histories and conducting thorough physical examinations, each patient taught me something new. I actively involved myself in my ward duties and routine diagnostic procedures to gain hands-on experience, willingly stayed up late discussing cases and monitoring patients with my colleagues, and eagerly spent my free hours sitting in the wards, interacting with and educating patients about their diseases. Long interested in education and community outreach, I also plunged into various community services including HIV counseling, rural school health checkups, and health camps organized by my institution. Helping the underprivileged have a positive outlook on life and bringing smiles to their faces, during medical school and my time in India has been extremely rewarding.
After graduating from medical school, I had the opportunity to serve as the medical officer in charge of forty-two villages in rural India, with a population of 33,000. While managing an outpatient clinic, antenatal and post-natal care, deliveries, and patient admissions, I matured as a physician and learned to apply my education in a clinical setting. I also carried out various national health programs including the World Health Organization’s Malaria Control, Universal Immunization, Maternal and Child Health, and Leprosy Control programs.
During a rainy season, a cholera epidemic struck one of the villages and flooded the hospital with patients. My colleague and I went from house to house, educating people about the importance of sanitation and chlorination of water, but despite our efforts, the epidemic spread to the neighboring villages. Although I felt helpless and angry at the lack of technology and resources that bound my hands, my colleagues and I decided to fight as a team. Nursing sick people back to health gave me my first taste of satisfaction as a physician and helped me to appreciate the severity and complexity of healthcare issues today.
I intend to take full advantage of a residency program in internal medicine and to use the knowledge I acquire there to heal patients and train others interested in the field. My diverse life experiences have helped me realize that I possess the determination, resilience, mental strength, and compassion to succeed as a valuable asset to a medical team. I want to be a resource for my patients and a source of continual medical care. Considering the strong healthcare system, numerous opportunities for research, and advanced technology in America, this is where I see my dream coming true.
Personal statement sample 2
Doctors are highly respected for their noble spirit in saving lives, as well as giving hope and bringing joy to the patients and their families. To be an effective doctor, one has to be cognizant of and familiar with the process of learning to keep up with the innovations in the medical field through continuing education, research, practical experience, and better patient care. My wish to incorporate these realms in my personal and professional life has shaped the wanting to pursue a career in internal medicine.
The foundation of my learning started in my family that has been pivotal in my development as a person. [not important to an application for residency. High school was a long time ago] I have chosen a field in medicine based on my long-standing fascination with involving the learning of the complex and varied nature of disease processes. I experienced the most excitement from my time in Internal medicine. Medicine offered me the opportunity to integrate my basic science knowledge with clinical care. In no other rotation, did I have the hands-on application of basic sciences; every case was a mini-experiment in physiology, pharmacology, and pathology. My clinical experiences in medical school were the most rewarding and provided me the ability to connect and spend time learning more about the patient’s medical condition and understand their inner feelings. Working with patients of all ages and backgrounds helped me discover that one can almost always do something specific and helpful for each patient, usually leading to an improvement of the patient’s problem, allowing them to resume an active lifestyle.
The knowledge base and practical experience acquired during medical school helped me gain experiences in a wide range of specialties and show compassion, concern, care to the patients. I found every patient interaction to be something new and enjoyable. I particularly remember a 40 yr old male diabetic patient who suddenly became unconscious in the ward. My initial diagnosis of hypoglycemia was correct and the IV dextrose given to the patient helped the patient recover immediately. The satisfaction one experiences when a patient recovers from a near-death to a normal state is truly indescribable. The variety of clinical encounters, procedures, and degrees of illness make internal medicine extremely appealing to me. The experience of assisting my attendings in various procedures like pleural fluid aspiration, liver biopsy, lumbar puncture, and cardiopulmonary resuscitation continued to challenge me to learn the art and science of medicine.
Throughout my medical training, I have enjoyed learning from great teachers who taught me to think, and who made the process of learning challenging as well as fun. On a personal level, I find my time away from medicine rejuvenating as well in spending time traveling, creative preparation and presentation of ethnic foods and being with my husband enables me to return to work refreshed. . I feel blessed to have a husband and family who encourage me and provide support in all walks of my life.
I am enthusiastic to train at a program that involves clinical practice, education, and research. It is my sincere hope that I will continue to grow as a physician, not only in my knowledge base and procedural skills, but also in my humanistic attributes: to demonstrate compassion, integrity, and respect to my patients. I perceive medical education and practice as a place not just to survive, but also to thrive.
Personal statement sample 3
Medicine encompasses numerous areas that I have always found intriguing. Becoming a physician is a life long dream that will fulfill both my personal and career goals. I feel privileged to have found a career that will allow me to accomplish all my aspirations; learning about the human body, helping people and educating them to take better care of their health.
Throughout my clinical rotations, I have found countless professors and physicians who were exceptionally willing to share their knowledge and experiences with me. I’ve also come to learn that being a teacher is a very critical part of being a physician. Education goes beyond attendings and their students/residents, it also caries over to patients. Explaining, communicating, and helping individuals understand and cope with their illness is an integral part of practicing medicine. One of my patients, whom we will call Mr. Smith, was diagnosed with a reentrant tachyarrhythmia. During my visit one morning, the cardiologist came to inform Mr. Smith of his findings. In addition, the doctor advised the patient to return so they can discuss the possibility of catheter ablation. I immediately sensed fear in Mr. Smith’s eyes. After the cardiologist left the room, I asked him if he had any questions. He was silent for a while, then asked, “So what is wrong with my heart?” I thoroughly and fundamentally explained what a PVC was and the procedures necessary to assist him. I answered all Mr. Smith’s questions until he felt comfortable with the knowledge of his condition. I went back to see Mr. Smith on the day he was to be discharged and reiterated the importance of following up with the cardiologist. Prior to leaving, Mr. Smith looked at me with a smile on his face and said “Thank you for everything, you will make a great doctor”. Mr. Smith’s comment left me speechless and humbled. It was at that point I realized the importance of educating your patients.
Upon completion of my rotations, I felt most complete in Internal Medicine. I found Internal Medicine to be most rewarding at the end of the day. I found great enjoyment in the intellectual stimulation and working with adults. I have many attributes to contribute to internal medicine; I’m dedicated and loyal to my cause, I have great listening skills as well as interpersonal skills, I’m a critical thinker and problem solver. As a decisive thinker, I plan to use deductive reasoning to reach a diagnosis from the data obtained about a patient. Moreover, Internal medicine has much to offer in return such as the diversity of medical conditions and the comprehensive medical care over long periods of time. Furthermore, I find the challenges of treating a broad range of illness enjoyable and rewarding.
On a personal note, I feel that being a physician is a privilege and an honor that should not be taken lightly. The responsibility of caring for one’s health is both significant and fulfilling. To treat an ill individual and nurse them back to health is awe-inspiring. I’m reminded of a quote that I once read which states that “medical education is not completed in medical school: it is only begun”. Thus far, my journey has been most gratifying and has reached beyond all my expectations. I look forward to the challenges and endeavors to come. The road to medicine is not about the destiny but the journey itself and I look forward to that journey.
Personal statement sample 4
“ BEEP!, BEEP!, BEEP!,” cried the annoying pager. I looked around in a half conscious state, blinking and disoriented, not recognizing my surroundings. This wasn’t my bedroom? It was my last medicine call of my medicine clerkship. I climbed out of bed, rubbing my head, trying to remember why I wasn’t in my own bedroom at this moment. As my feet pulled me towards the intensive care unit, I remembered the purpose for this. It was to assist the ill while being respected as a physician and a person.
I remembered entering medical school with the intention of pursuing internal medicine, a specialty that would satisfy my desire to be a strong advocate for adults as well as associate physicians. I remember the enjoyment of seeing patients improve after methodically figuring out how to nurse them back to health. Internal medicine allows one to use their knowledge and the resources provided to them to figure out the problematic nature of diseases. The exercise of treating a challenging array of diseases and working with adults is the reason I am fond of internal medicine.
Continuing down the hall, I passed the rooms where I had spent teaching patients about improving their health, and avoiding the long term complications of many diseases. Teaching is a passion I developed in my undergraduate years, which is continued as a medical student through patient instruction. This enthusiasm will carry forward, through residency to include medical student training.
I now pushed through the doors. The patient was positioned on his back and his head ready for intubation. I was surprised at the quickness with which I entered the equation and helped start the peripheral intravenous site and monitor the patient’s vital signs [want to add more than simply an IV—which is often a nursing task]. It was at this moment I felt confident and ready for a future in internal medicine. My goal is to train at a large academically oriented institution with a rich and challenging environment in which to learn. Furthermore internal medicine allows one to be exposed to a diverse amount of patients and diseases, and to be at the dynamic forefront of new medicines and treatments.
I look forward to bringing a true sense of commitment, enthusiasm, integrity, and ability to my residency program. My clerkship in internal medicine has taught me through patient feedback how important it is to have a good relationship with them in order for them to comply and improve their well being. I have proven myself of compassionate, competent care during my clinical years.
My eyes now were wide open, from that night, and my mind and body were now one and I was no longer disoriented. A residency in internal medicine will allow me to be an advocate, a teacher, and especially a competent physician. Now it is not uncertainty with which I move forward, but with the excitement and anticipation for the challenges and rewards of a successful career in internal medicine.
Personal statement sample 5
I commenced medical school with the aim of becoming an internist. I was drawn to the vastness of the field, the diagnostic process, and the continual advancements in treatment that allows one to improve the lives of others. This decision was also shaped by many of my relatives who are internists, as I was able to witness firsthand the joys of their profession. The first two years of medical school fortified this desire, as I enjoyed learning about multiple disease processes. As I progressed through the third year, making the most of each observation and experience on the wards, I found myself enjoying each of my rotations, but particularly enjoyed taking care of patients’ core medical problems. Patient interaction, the art of diagnosis, and being able to witness improvement in patients’ conditions, all came together this year.
During my 4th year, my father unexpectedly had a coronary stent placed which put him in a very anxious and depressed state of mind. After careful deliberation with my father, I thought it would be best if I be close to him during this recovery time; however, there were no medicine positions available in the area. I have been helping my father cope with different issues, as he was quite taken aback by the procedure, given that he never had any symptoms
I have been volunteering with different internists and specialists this year, which has been quite beneficial in maintaining my clinical skills and staying apprised of the latest developments in the literature. My continued experiences with patients have reaffirmed the veracity of my original desire to pursue internal medicine. I am thus set on pursuing my goal of a career in internal medicine.
I understand it takes more than interest and inclination to be successful in medicine. My experiences during the third year of medical school confirmed my joy of working with people and shed new light on the values of hard work, efficiency, and punctuality. I also believe my close attention to detail is essential in maintaining a high level of patient care. I truly enjoy speaking with patients on a one-to-one basis about their problems, and found that this was valuable time spent not only on the humanistic level, but also in terms of arriving at the proper diagnosis more quickly. One of the great joys of my clinical years was being a part of a team of individuals with a common goal of helping fellow human beings.
I hope to further this experience in the role of a resident. I have also always enjoyed teaching other students. As a fourth year student I tutored first and second year medical students in the basic sciences. Likewise, I found it a joy to teach the third year students on my team about various syndromes, which all had the added benefit of reinforcing this information in my mind. I believe my experience as a mentor to students will help me accept the physician’s role as a teacher to his patients , which will improve the quality of patient care I also have many interests outside of medicine, such as playing chess, long-distance running, basketball, and tennis.
As a resident, my goal, simply stated, is to work hard each day to efficiently provide the best of care to my community. I hope to do this in an environment of guided independence that fosters continued intellectual development and stimulation, with diversity of pathology. I believe I have the necessary talents and interests to be a competent, productive resident. My consistent success through medical school demonstrates my self-motivation and drive. Lastly, one of the important tenets that my medical school experience reinforced was to have perspective, which helped me step back and reaffirm my dedication to medicine many times. I consider this an asset, and believe it will help me be a more productive resident. I believe my experiences have confirmed that internal medicine is the field of my choice.
Personal statement sample 6
Medical school has been a time of profound personal, emotional, and, intellectual growth. My journey has been molded by the passing of my grandparents, the gratefulness of patients I have encountered, and the example of inspiring attending physicians. After having the opportunity to rotate through many specialties as a student, I believe what has been said by many: “Internists are who people think of when they think of a doctor.” Through my experiences, internal medicine embodies what I envision a physician to be: compassionate, respected, and knowledgeable. I am looking forward to a career in internal medicine for the intellectual stimulation that will challenge me, the opportunity to provide continuous care for my patients, and the opportunity to be an advocate for both patients and fellow physicians.
My grandmother passed away just as I was beginning medical school, and my grandfather passed away early during my second year. During the end-stages of their lives I found myself traveling back and forth between school in the Midwest and home in Arizona as many as three times a month to help with their care. I observed hospital care from the point-of-view of the patient and the patient’s family including the day-to-day concerns for quality of life. Being there during my grandparents’ final weeks of life and being able to let them know how important they were to me was a valuable experience. Someday, I will be taking care of someone’s grandmother or grandfather or uncle or sister. And I will remember my experience with my own grandparents.
I was also inspired by what medicine could do for my patients. During my junior medicine clerkship I found a niche where I could play an important role. With fewer responsibilities I could spend more time with my patients explaining in treatments and diagnostics in more detail. One of my patients who had been admitted for recurring chest pain, told me that he and his wife were moved by my calming influence throughout his course in the E.D. and upon admission to the telemetry floor. Encouraged by these experiences, I was inspired to learn about my patient’s condition for my personal intellectual stimulation as well as for the education my patient. Internists are well-respected for their knowledge and ability to manage complex cases. I enjoy solving complex problems in a systemic and methodical manner. I believe that armed with the knowledge that an internal medical residency could equip me with, I could treat the whole person: their emotional needs as well as their medical needs. I would have the opportunity to continue to care for my patients, work with them to prevent future symptoms, and develop lasting friendships.
I have been further inspired by my attendings during my rotations. Despite managed care time restraints, I physicians who took the time to explain and give comfort to their patients. These were the doctors I would like to become someday: doctors who are knowledgeable and skilled, thorough but efficient, and acting as compassionate allies in a place where there is pressure to discharge patients as quickly as possible. In my career, I plan to be a strong advocate for my patients, while also being an advocate for physicians in the increasingly complex and difficult world of medicine. Prior to medical school, during my study of public health and during my experience as a Congressional Intern, I was interested in the future of health care with its concerns with cost, accessibility, and physician liability. Physicians have a special role in society as they are trusted by patients and respected by policymakers, allowing us to be strong advocates for our patients and our community.
I have been inspired to continue my education in internal medicine in a strong academic residency program. I would also like to complete a fellowship following my completion of a residency with plans to practice in an urban or suburban environment. I look forward to a career in internal medicine with the hope to provide compassionate care, to receive intellectual stimulation, and to build life-long friendships with patients and colleagues.
Personal statement sample 7
Although years have passed, I still can almost hear my father calling me: “Son, I’ve got to show you this.” The pictures of a patient of his with Peutz-Jeghers syndrome that he would present in a clinical meeting confirmed his fascination for practicing internal medicine. Well before I entered medical school in South America, that fascination contaminated me irreversibly. More than that, his example as a human, compassionate man and his deep understanding about human behavior contributed enormously to my ultimate decision of taking medicine as a profession and internal medicine as my medical field. During medical school, I have found two additional motivations to apply for internal medicine: first, the similarities between the general clinician’s and the detective’s reasoning, which makes internal medicine-based careers even more seductive, and, second, the opportunity to refine my intellectual skills by exploring the immense complexity of human’s body systems and pathologies.
This led me to complete a 2-year internal medicine residency at the University of South America. But I did not stop there. I felt inspired by the intensively deep relationships I shared with cancer patients during residency, and also fascinated by the systemic nature of malignant diseases. Then, I concluded a 3-year medical oncology fellowship at the Country Name National Cancer Institute. Taken together, these 5 years of training were a wonderful experience. I matured both as a professional and as a person.
During that time,while I was gaining a tremendous clinical experience in oncology, I developed two other goals. First, I decided to refine my interpersonal skills and enrich my life experiences by pursuing a professional training in another country with different cultural backgrounds. Second, as I became a profound enthusiast of cancer clinical research, I wished to participate in cancer clinical trials performed at major academic centers. Those goals were clearly correlated. Dr. Bigshot, then Chief of Oncology division at the Country Name National Cancer Institute, who had his medical training at two recognized US academic centers, became my mentor. His outstanding clinical skills, ethical behavior, and extensive evidence-based medicine knowledge served as basis for my decision to come to US and carry out my 2 dreams. After 14 months working with outcomes research in cancer at General Hospital, I finally realized I should apply for internal medicine residency to make my goals come true. The reasons I decided to pursue residency in the United States include: 1) to develop outstanding general clinical skills, which are essential to conduct clinical trials; 2) to improve my interpersonal communication skills with different patients with different pathologies; 3) to get an experience that will certainly contribute to my intellectual and personal development; 4) to share teaching experiences with medical students, which I consider strictly bound to conducting research in academic center, and 5) to become a full licensed, board certified medical oncologist able to participate in clinical trials.
Many colleagues consider me an easy-going, team-devoted, hardworking, resilient, straightforward, and goal-oriented person. I look for a program in internal medicine where I can make use of these personal characteristics to approach the patients as a whole and provide them with the best of comprehensive care. I also make a commitment to develop the mastery expected from a physician trained in an US academic center to manage a broad range of diseases. Equally important, I pursue a program where I will find the opportunity to build an expertise in clinical research.
In the long-term, I believe that every physician’s ultimate goal is to contribute to society as a whole. There are many paths that may lead physicians to this goal. Each of us has to judge his own values and beliefs to make decisions on how best serve society. After questioning myself, I realized that an US academic-based training in internal medicine will take me to the path I idealize to help people: obtaining an excellent medical background to further participate in cancer clinical trials. The detective’s reasoning inherent to clinicians, and my curiosity about the complexity of body systems I mentioned earlier will certainly guide me through this journey.
Personal statement sample 8
As the blazing sun shines upon the tennis court, sweat beads begin to drip onto my forehead. The repeated thought, “I have to get this shot”, becomes louder and louder. I am one point away from winning this match. Suddenly, my opponent pierces the air with a blistering serve in to the corner. With all the power I can muster, I instinctively side step towards the ball and within a split second, rip an unreachable backhand across the court. I have won the game, the final set and the semi-finals of the Club Tennis Tournament. The years of playing competitive tennis, continuously concentrating, thinking on a precise level and putting in long hours on the tennis court, have taught me determination and perseverance. These qualities, not only served me well on the junior tennis circuit, they helped me graduate medical school, and will also help me achieve a new goal: beginning an internal medicine residency.
Becoming a doctor has been a lifelong dream of mine, and balancing the demands of medical school, volunteer work, and of course tennis, has shown me how strong my commitment is to medicine. One turning point in my life which cemented my goal of pursuing internal medicine was during my third year medicine rotation. I was assigned to a forty year old man who was admitted for congestive heart failure , complicated by multi-organ dysfunction syndrome. During the initial stages of studying his condition, I was intrigued as to how one problem could lead to such an overwhelming system meltdown. It was only later that night when I read about the patho-physiology of heart failure that I began to comprehend the full severity of his affliction. What struck me most were the intricate mechanisms the body employed to try to compensate for the heart failure and how the events that subsequently occurred all followed the basic principles of science. It all sounds very simplistic in retrospect, but this case triggered an intense desire in me to find answers to questions about all diseases. I soon realized that the only specialty that fed my intellectual curiosity was internal medicine. It provided a vast variety of challenging clinical cases, all of which I found extremely interesting. The decision making under pressure, the accuracy required in making a diagnosis, as well as the precision of treatment and management all paralleled what I learned while playing tennis.
Internal medicine also provided the opportunity to closely interact with people and to build long, trusting relationships with them. During my ward rotations, I thoroughly enjoyed establishing close bonds with patients, not only helping heal them but also educating and counseling them. I also felt the same sense of satisfaction during my work with The Welfare Association. Through this volunteer organization I helped arrange blood drives, food drives, and immunization clinics all over Karachi. It was a very motivational experience that made me realize, not only the importance of team work but also the profound impact that we as a team were able to have on communities. All these experiences have further strengthened my resolve to become the kind of doctor that is involved in the lives of his patients, not only catering to their medical needs but also to their emotional and psychological needs.
Intrigued by the complexities of cardiology research, I became a research assistant position where my work included elucidating the mechanisms of mitral valve calcification. I loved the intellectual challenge of the laboratory environment, and recognized the potential clinical applications of my research. Again, the ability to be precise helped me tremendously during my research work. The experience also helped strengthen my interest in cardiology.
Through my experiences in tennis, volunteer organizations, and research, I have developed many skills that are vital for an internal medicine residency. I feel I am a logical thinker with excellent decision making skills. My passion for medicine, my disciplined work-ethic and my sense of self confidence have allowed me to conquer every challenge that has come my way. I now look forward to the next few years of my life which will bring a new set of challenges, a new set of patients and a new opportunity for me to grow, not only as a doctor but also as a human being. I eagerly await to embrace all of them.
Personal statement sample 9
I never had to “decide” upon a medical career. I entered a vocational nursing school and my passion for medicine grew each day, as I assisted patients and learned medical techniques. Each day I would attend physician morning rounds or stand in the emergency room and marvel at their life-saving work. By my last year of high school I was sure that I wanted to be more involved in patient care, to help people recover from illnesses or injuries. Nothing fascinated me more than finding out why two patients with same disease had different complaints, different reactions to medication, and different outcomes. I applied to medical school and there I found the answers. My passion for science, my enthusiasm and my ambitions carried me to the top of my class.
During the countless hours spent in the hospital, I was frustrated that despite the great progress made in medicine, people still suffered needlessly from preventable diseases or conditions. During my internal medicine rotation, I encountered a patient who had been admitted to the hospital for chest pain. Although he had been diagnosed with diabetes mellitus two years before, he viewed the condition as a fatality, because his father also had diabetes. He never tried to learn more about his disease or the available treatments. He visited a doctor only when he was in serious distress. I thoroughly explained the complications of diabetes, the necessity to monitor his blood sugar, and the importance of his lifestyle modification. I communicated the benefits of losing weight, watching his diet, could provide him long term incommensurable benefits. The next time I saw him he had more questions about his diabetes. It was then when I realized the importance of patient’s education and what I wanted was a career in which I could teach my patients that they are in charge of their health.
Throughout my Family Practice residency outside the US which gave me a broad training across multiple specialties, I found great enjoyment in the intellectual stimulation and working with adults. The variety of medical conditions that one could see in an internal medicine ward was what made me thinking at the internal medicine as my career. I wanted to provide comprehensive care to patients and to have detailed knowledge about how to manage the most complicated of medical problems found in the adult population. Being on the front line of medicine offers the intellectual stimulation and challenge of diagnosis, as well as the possibility to practice preventive medicine. For these reasons I found the practice of Internal Medicine to be most fulfilling and gratifying.
The thought of completing a residency in internal medicine in the United States is thrilling. It will offer me an opportunity to apply the advanced understanding of the interwoven factors that affect a patient’s overall health. At the same time I will bring to the program the clinical knowledge that I have acquired during my residency in Russia, my ability to listen, understand, educate, and the desire to become a better physician. I am excited by the prospect of providing care as a diagnostician, healer, motivator, and patient advocate. I am confident that my past experiences and sincere dedication to healing will allow me to succeed in your program, and I look forward to the challenge and reward of an engaging residency.
Personal statement sample 10
My medical work thus far has proved very rewarding, as every encounter with a new patient or new condition provides a new learning experience. Each patient encounter serves not only as an academic exercise but also a personal learning experience. As a medical student I worked in state hospitals in India that attracted patients of the broadest range of social, cultural, and economic backgrounds. I had to familiarize myself with their particular situations while counseling them on their medical options as well as the attendant ethical, financial, and social issues. The unique opportunity internal medicine provides to counsel such diverse patient groups on a nearly infinite range of medical and personal issues draws me now to seek a residency in internal medicine in the United States, perhaps the only other country in the world where doctors have the responsibility—and indeed the opportunity—to treat such a vast array of conditions in such a diverse patient population.
As a doctor, the challenges of diagnosing problems, applying medical theory, and keeping up to date on changing symptoms and developing cures create a constant mental challenge that any scientific mind would relish. As a medical student, I participated in innumerable activities aimed at expanding my exposure to conditions, cures, and patient groups in ways no classroom lecture could match. Universal polio vaccination camp, an AIDS eradication program, maternity and child healthcare checkups, leprosy and tuberculosis education programs, and the design and use of public health surveys all reinforced my commitment to medicine and helped to develop my strong interest in internal medicine and deep respect for the medical profession.
My experience in a hospital in India after medical school reinforced my strong foundation in internal medicine by providing the first-hand experience needed to start my residency. There, I spent extended periods of time with patients, which demanded that I develop effective communication and interpersonal skills, helpful in arriving at the probable diagnosis and management of the condition.
Since immigrating to the United States with my husband, I have completed my USMLE exams while learning about the clinical system here. Realizing the importance of solid
clinical work in the United States, I began my clinical rotations under the able guidance of the faculty at Medical Center, Big City. My last few of months of externship rotations in various specialties of internal medicine provided me an excellent foundation in comprehensive history taking, physical examination, diagnosis, and management of various conditions. Case studies presented during grand rounds, conferences, and the tumor board discussions have prepared me fully to begin my residency and reinforced my decision to pursue internal medicine.
My interactions with doctors, residents, and medical students here have helped me identify my ideal characteristics for a residency program. I am looking for one that serves patients from a wide social and economic background and provides a strong clinical base in both primary and specialty aspects. I value too a faculty that is eager to teach in a manner that is friendly, knowledgeable, and readily available to residents.
My career goals upon successful completion of my residency include starting a private practice and volunteering part of my career to help to spread medical awareness in underdeveloped countries. In the latter regard, I will focus in particular on vaccination, organ and blood donation, substance abuse, and HIV prevention. The latter, of course, represents the major medical problem in most underdeveloped countries. In combating ignorance in general, I will seek to dispel myths about diseases and cures while serving the less fortunate who cannot afford basic medical necessities. Only with completion of an internal medicine residency will I get there.
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