Becoming An Ophthalmologist

I remember the first time I stepped foot into an operating room. I was not set back by the sound of the machines or the site of blood, but instead I fell in love. I was fascinated by the way the physician’s hands delicately removed the cataract and how they intricately placed a new lens, giving their patient sight. This is why I dream of becoming an ophthalmologist. While I have begun taking the steps needed in order to grasp an understanding of my potential career through job shadowing at the Eye Care Center, Florida Eye Institute, and Tullahoma Surgery Center, I have also enrolled in multiple dual enrollment courses as a way to begin my degree in biomedical sciences. Attending college and graduating with this degree will allow me to connect …show more content…
This degree will also allow me to work in a lab so I can fund medical school and obtain experience in surgery when working with lasers, which is a common practice for ophthalmologists. Overall, I hope to be able to return as an alumnus to my chosen college and teach others the steps I took starting in high school to become who I am, and show them who they also can be. The majority of ophthalmologists are men, and with this being a growing field for women, I will have the opportunity to break gender norms in my future career. This is something I am proud to say I will have the potential to do provided the Sarah Rudolph Memorial Scholarship. Many applicants will take this time to list their impressive grades, accomplishments, and leadership activities that fueled their high school success. If you take one look at my resume, you will see all of that. What you will not see, however, is under the line mentioning that I am the HOSA International Champion in medical photography, the number of times I practiced that speech to myself as I drove back and forth to Huntsville Hospital after my mother had an emergency hip replacement this past November and I was left solely in …show more content…
As a self-sufficient student, the Sarah Rudolph Memorial Scholarship will allow me to become who I know I can be without the extra worry of how I will fund these dreams. I am a pristine candidate for this scholarship because my goal is to leave a legacy for the THS Yearbook Staff and my entire list of accomplishments thus far has only been achieved because I took the extra step and went the extra mile to obtain them. For my talent in Distinguished Young Women, I spoke on Ambition. I said in my speech, "Many girls are told to marry the doctor, but I will become one." With this scholarship, I will lay the groundwork to do just