Essay On Shadowing

While at Rutgers I have had the opportunity to expand my knowledge on living systems from the level of a single molecule to an entire organism. I have been able to do this both in the classroom and while shadowing a physician. While these two types of learning are very different, they both are vital aspects of having a holistic education in the biological sciences. Through my major in Cell Biology and Neuroscience, I have also been able to build on my biology foundation by delving more deeply into neuroscience, the facet of the life sciences that most interests me. I also have had hands-on experience working at the cellular level in my laboratory and have developed a comfort with the material allowing me to explain it to others. I have demonstrated the ability to apply this knowledge a multitude of times. One instance in my life, that was very terrifying, in which I applied knowledge gained through my time …show more content…
I was playing in a soccer game when I was pulled out and alerted that my mother had been rushed to the hospital, upon being told the symptoms she displayed, slurred speech, drooping of the face, and difficulty walking, I immediately recognized that she had a restriction of blood flow to her brain. But once I had heard that she came out of her symptoms relatively quickly with no lasting damage I suspected that it was a transient ischemic attack, and the doctor confirmed that that was indeed what happened. While I was mortified at what could have happened to my mother, this instance served as a time when I could apply my knowledge of living systems to a real occurrence. Another instance in which I demonstrated skill in this area is during my time doing research. Recently