VCU Secondary:
Imagine that you are at a social gathering and your neighbor comes over to congratulate you on your acceptance to medical school. She goes on to ask you about your opinion on childhood vaccinations. She is worried about vaccinating her baby because of some of the things that she has read about vaccines. How would you respond to her? (You may use any resources for your answer) (2000 character)
I would advise her to conduct research into the benefits and risks of choosing to forgo childhood vaccinations. When doing so, I would recommend using credible scientific sources, such as scientific journals. I would advise her to become as informed as possible before making a decision. I would then proceed to give her my opinion on the …show more content…
Vaccinations prevent life-threatening illness and the potential lifelong disabilities associated with these infections, such as those associated with paralytic polio. Furthermore, vaccinating her child not only protects her, but other kids as well by strengthening the herd immunity of that population. Secondly, I would explain the very rare instances that contribute to the argument against childhood vaccinations and why the majority of the arguments are scientifically …show more content…
While there, I showcased my abilities: I wrote four medical school courses (Medical Microbiology, Medical Immunology, Cellular Biochemistry, and Metabolic Biochemistry) in addition to other rigorous coursework, shadowed a pediatric pulmonologist, shadowed a gastroenterologist, tutored Tulane undergraduate students in biochemistry, volunteered in the Cardiovascular Recovery Area (CVRA), assisted with boxing classes at my local gym, continued training in mixed martial arts (MMA), received the George A. Adrouny Award for outstanding academic achievement in the medical biochemistry series (Metabolic Biochemistry and Cellular Biochemistry), and I obtained a 104% on a customized National Board of Medical Examiners (NBME) Biochemistry subject
Imagine that you are at a social gathering and your neighbor comes over to congratulate you on your acceptance to medical school. She goes on to ask you about your opinion on childhood vaccinations. She is worried about vaccinating her baby because of some of the things that she has read about vaccines. How would you respond to her? (You may use any resources for your answer) (2000 character)
I would advise her to conduct research into the benefits and risks of choosing to forgo childhood vaccinations. When doing so, I would recommend using credible scientific sources, such as scientific journals. I would advise her to become as informed as possible before making a decision. I would then proceed to give her my opinion on the …show more content…
Vaccinations prevent life-threatening illness and the potential lifelong disabilities associated with these infections, such as those associated with paralytic polio. Furthermore, vaccinating her child not only protects her, but other kids as well by strengthening the herd immunity of that population. Secondly, I would explain the very rare instances that contribute to the argument against childhood vaccinations and why the majority of the arguments are scientifically …show more content…
While there, I showcased my abilities: I wrote four medical school courses (Medical Microbiology, Medical Immunology, Cellular Biochemistry, and Metabolic Biochemistry) in addition to other rigorous coursework, shadowed a pediatric pulmonologist, shadowed a gastroenterologist, tutored Tulane undergraduate students in biochemistry, volunteered in the Cardiovascular Recovery Area (CVRA), assisted with boxing classes at my local gym, continued training in mixed martial arts (MMA), received the George A. Adrouny Award for outstanding academic achievement in the medical biochemistry series (Metabolic Biochemistry and Cellular Biochemistry), and I obtained a 104% on a customized National Board of Medical Examiners (NBME) Biochemistry subject