Coming from a musical background, the idea of a medical career, at least from the outside, seemed a rather remote one. However, alongside my musical aptitude, my innate insatiable curiosity maintained and nourished a strong passion for science, as well as ensured that my career goals would be spurred by a desire for continuous learning and discovery. Later momentous experiences in my life would also serve to spark a passion for a life of service, effectively focusing my interests on a medical career, as well as refining key personal qualities that will ensure my success both in medical school, and as a physician.
Growing up in a traditional African home in Ghana, it was unsurprising that my future was, speculatively at least, outlined at …show more content…
My early love for science, however, was more than a mere interest. I developed an early obsession with the mechanistic and metronomic predictability of science, and the idea that I could understand how the physical world worked only if I knew what equations to use. My early passion for science initially led me in the direction of astronomy, which, at the time, appeared to me the pinnacle of nature’s complexities. The first significant moment in my pursuit of a medical career occurred in high school when, out of my involvement in science, I gained an increased appreciation of the basis of the human biology; and the characteristic uniqueness and innate humanity of individuals, that I had a high esteem for, was inherently linked to the complexities of the human physiology. Understanding how the human body worked, at a physical level, thus became my preoccupation as I continued my high school and college education, because it presented an opportunity to delve into the complexities of the human experience at a physical level, as well as feed my insatiable curiosity.
The second significant moment in my pursuit of career in medicine was my introduction to service as a personal duty. As part of my high school requirement, I was required to complete at least 75 hours of service, as well as complete a social justice class. A portion of the 75 hours were to be dedicated to "heart hours", which involved personal service to others. My experience with directly serving individuals in the San Francisco community quickly sparked a passion for direct, personal
Growing up in a traditional African home in Ghana, it was unsurprising that my future was, speculatively at least, outlined at …show more content…
My early love for science, however, was more than a mere interest. I developed an early obsession with the mechanistic and metronomic predictability of science, and the idea that I could understand how the physical world worked only if I knew what equations to use. My early passion for science initially led me in the direction of astronomy, which, at the time, appeared to me the pinnacle of nature’s complexities. The first significant moment in my pursuit of a medical career occurred in high school when, out of my involvement in science, I gained an increased appreciation of the basis of the human biology; and the characteristic uniqueness and innate humanity of individuals, that I had a high esteem for, was inherently linked to the complexities of the human physiology. Understanding how the human body worked, at a physical level, thus became my preoccupation as I continued my high school and college education, because it presented an opportunity to delve into the complexities of the human experience at a physical level, as well as feed my insatiable curiosity.
The second significant moment in my pursuit of career in medicine was my introduction to service as a personal duty. As part of my high school requirement, I was required to complete at least 75 hours of service, as well as complete a social justice class. A portion of the 75 hours were to be dedicated to "heart hours", which involved personal service to others. My experience with directly serving individuals in the San Francisco community quickly sparked a passion for direct, personal