II. Fetal Heartbeat Standard One of the major changes the ACA attempts to make is the establishment of a new fetal heartbeat standard. Applying this standard would significantly reduce the amount of time needed in a pregnancy for the government to consider the fetus a compelling state interest. The plaintiff, Planned Parenthood of Texarkana, will immediately refer to the precedent set by Roe v. Wade as their strongest argument. In Roe, the Court deemed abortion a constitutional right implied in the Due Process Clause of the 14th Amendment.…
I always had a penchant in assisting people, in middle school I was an assistant to the school nurse. I knew my passion for science and helping others can go hand in hand but I was sure in what professional direction I wanted to until as my passion. I volunteered in hospitals as a way to connect with people while discovering different medical professions. It was not until I shadowed Dr. JW Pitts that I decided I wanted to be a trauma surgeon.…
Although when I saw the respect that my parents had toward the doctor it actually made me think of becoming a doctor some day. From that day, I knew that I have a medical vocation. Secondly, I had the opportunity to get some experience in the medical…
My experiences, academic background and personality are three key aspects of my life that make the medical field a preference and a particularly suitable field for me. My interest in medicine was first sparked when I volunteered at CentraState Medical Center working with geriatric patients. To further explore this interest, I joined the First Aid Squad in my town. Riding on ambulances and volunteering at the squad provided much-needed insight into the field and taught me valuable skills, such as patient care and effective communication. After completing a four-month intensive EMT course and state exam, I can proudly say that I am now a New Jersey certified EMT.…
I expanded this interest by volunteering at a hospital and attending various health academies. In the summer of junior year, I attended the Health Leaders Summer Academy held at UCF where I learned of the integral role science plays in our bodies, on earth, and in life beyond earth. The same summer I volunteered at Florida Hospital and I am currently volunteering at Orlando Regional Medical Center. While volunteering at Florida Hospital, I truly saw the unpredictability of life when I encountered a man having a heart attack on the stairwell. Like the weather, I never know what will happen from one moment to the next.…
Everything about medicine and the sciences involved has always been extremely interesting to me. Both of these…
The study of medicine has evolved over thousands of years from something of an enigma governed by religious spheres to the highly specialized science of preventing, treating, and curing diseases of the human body. While my interest in becoming a physician did begin with a love of natural sciences, it has, like the study of medicine, evolved into something much larger than topics covered in my general biology courses. I want to work with people on managing their conditions, learn from doctors before me as well as patients, and be a positive influence despite often-negative diagnoses. Individuals all have different reasons for wanting to attend medical school, but I believe that we are either called to practice medicine or we are not. I am drawn…
The field of medicine is not a stranger to me.as a can remember I fallen in love with this field when I was 7 years old. At the time, my mum took me to the hospital when it was time for my annual physical exam and immunization. For some reason I liked the way the doctor interacted with me and my mum. There was something special about how the health care staff interacted with us in a compassionate way. That has stuck in my in my head ever since then.…
Fetal heart formation is when a fetus’s heart is undergoing development while the mother is pregnant. The heart is just growing. It cannot do all the things that adult hearts can do, yet. The baby is not breathing in the womb. A baby’s heart will usually start pumping about six weeks into the development stages.…
Caring for my RealCare Baby was exceedingly difficult. The RealCare Baby could not be soothed by your voice, like a real infant. The RealCare Baby did not have a regular routine like an infant would. With a real baby, you cannot feed it four times within 40 minutes. If someone does this, their baby will gain excess weight and could cause it future eating habits.…
Ever since I was little, my ultimate career goal was to become a cardiovascular surgeon. I became interested in this career ever since I watched a documentary on a heart surgeon perform surgery on his patient. The techniques that heart surgeons do on their patients intrigue me. From using a scalpel to using a Ventricular Assist Device (VAD), I became even more engrossed in learning about the heart and its functions. One reason HMSA can help me achieve my ultimate career goal because they offer Biology, Chemistry, Physics, and Calculus classes.…
1) Briefly describe your exposure to medicine As the daughter of a pediatrician, the medical field has surrounded me my entire life. However, my familiarity with the details of medicine expanded at age 15 when I began to volunteer at the C.A.R.E. Clinic, which provides medical care for the uninsured. My internship at a medical examiner’s office exposed me to the anatomy and physiology of the human body and the medical causes of death. In college, I explored medicine by volunteering in the emergency department at Children’s Hospital and Clinics of Minnesota in St. Paul and participated in a Global Medical Brigades trip to rural Honduras.…
I was a child raised by a single mother that was ill with cancer since I was 1 year old. Due to this fact I was frequently visiting doctors and hospitals with her. I believe this is how my love for science developed. I loved seeing all the equipment and listening to the doctors explain how they worked. I believe that I lean towards oncology and cellular function of the body due to the high rates of cancer that has affected my family.…
As an only child growing up in a middle class family, I learned the value of helping others through my parents. My hard working parents were brought up in Bangladesh, a third-world country in South Asia with devastating poverty. Moreover, my parents are very strict and disciplining individuals; they both loved to help others regardless of their physical endurance, mental health, or economic stability. As role models, they reared me in the belief that my goals in life should include lending a helping hand to others. Furthermore, my empathy for others has encouraged me to aid those in need.…
Passionately Curious Curiosity is the lust of the mind. Have you ever felt that adrenaline rush through your body increasing the mind’s interest of a topic you were freshly introduced to? I feel that passion over the topic of the human body and the medical world and I become determined to learn more. I am interested in the foreign, universal language of medical terminology and of the hands-on skills of assisting a doctor. I strongly feel the desire to gain the knowledge and skills to become part of their world.…