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“Si no sirves entonces usted no es útil.” These were the words of my childhood mentor. And they continue to follow me to bed every night, “What did I do to help someone today?” My success is based on the amount of excellence I contribute to others.
I originally pursued Environmental Engineering because I enjoyed finding out causes to pollution and designing methods to mitigate emissions. My science courses were based on ideal conditions, but reality always produced slightly different results. At most, it was a science of estimation. It was though a cloth shrouded my eyes. Even though my hands could produce a fantastic feat, my success was only based on estimated values. It did not matter to me if a device could eliminate 90% of pollution emissions, if the
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Within the same degree, the course Legal Issues for Healthcare Managers required an employee handbook for a fictional health care facility. Any strong legal manual should dictate laws and regulations directly related to the subject matter, as well as all relevant substituents. It was relishing applying a holistic mindset to compile the legal resources used to write the manual. I am frequently complimented for my ability to communicate messages on text by both science-majors and non-science majors – a necessary skill for public health education. Especially in these region with one of the highest incidence of respiratory diseases in the nation because of industrial pollution. It dawned on me like the morning sun; any and all medical efforts against illness would be hampered if the law did not properly regulate emissions causing those illnesses. A fervent skill is to be embraced whole heartedly, and it will be well nurtured in career in policy-writing. These lead me to enroll in Vermont Law School and pursue a Master’s in Environmental Law and & Policy, which I will complete prior to entering the Physician Assistant

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