Health Career Research Paper

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The interests in the medical field have intrigued during my fresh man year of high school. I did well in my Biology and Psychology passing both the curriculums. I am currently taking a Health class to help me fully understand the environment I will be working in to help families and my community. I could imagine myself being eligible in health careers and becoming a successful health professional in my future. I will conquer any task or obstacle that would carry out my dreams to become a health professional or health careers.
I achieved many things outside form my education social light, and economic wise but, mostly in health. I have learned multiple things about health like STD’s Drugs/ Alcohol, Risky Behaviors, and your mental health and my whole life that intrigues me to become more and more involved in my community. The community should think and feel more aware of so many health risks that can be harmful to themselves and others. The thing that saddens me the most being that people become afraid of going to the doctor and having excuses saying that they are okay but they should hark their ears and listen to the people who care about their health or behavior. A perfect example would be that my mother became diagnosed with cervical cancer this month but it
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I like treating my friends and family with care and compassion and I want that same feeling with my patients and community. Academically however, my teachers and peers would tell me I am a very hard-working student in the classroom. I have earned many academic awards mostly the honor roll since elementary school. I have also been to the doctor’s offices and experienced some amazing technology that they use like

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