College Admissions Essay: A Career In Medicine

What I discovered, in time, was that helping others is not just a fulfilling purpose, but a moral responsibility. Indeed, medicine is the most appropriate career path for me, the one best suited to me intellectually, emotionally, and otherwise.
In my high school years, I worked at my local medical center, rotating among different departments including emergency, physical therapy, hyperbaric oxygen therapy, and radiology. Just as I sold popcorn for Boy Scouts and had to learn to deal with the public, within the office I also had to be diplomatic. I related with many different types of people, often at very vulnerable moments in their lives and did so with sensitivity and compassion. I had extensive contact with patients, doctors, nurses, and administrators and found I was able to relate well to each group. I saw suffering, healing, death, and all others that make up any hospital environment. I …show more content…
And I was pleased to discover that I was more fascinated than repelled by the sight of surgery. I saw the treatment of broken bones, delivery of babies, heart surgeries, and a host of other procedures. I was spellbound by what I saw and I returned to my premed studies with even greater enthusiasm and with the hope that one day, I will be able to perform all of these procedures.
I have always been an inquisitive person, as well as one who delights in taking things apart and putting them back together. I cannot help but wonder if these aspects of my personality do not somehow relate to my interest in medicine. I know for certain that I am highly attracted to the intellectual component of the profession and the fact that constant learning is such an integral part of being an effective physician. I also happen to find great pleasure in the company of other people, and I like the one-on-one facet of the physician's