As a medical practitioner in a developing nation , I am acutely aware of the urgent need for competent primary care physicians and their role in the prevention, early detection and management of conditions which contribute to morbidity and mortality and which burden our limited healthcare resources.
Upon graduation from medical school, as the recipient of a government scholarship, I undertook a period of obligatory employment in one of the major public hospitals in my country - first as an intern then as a junior house officer- rotating through almost every specialty offered at that institution. Those five years took me on a dizzying ride which acquainted me with the full spectrum of human emotions , from the euphoric highs to the depressing lows. At the end of it all, I reflected upon my service with great pride and a sense of accomplishment but feelings of frustration lurked beneath the surface. I thought about the patients I encountered over the years : the neonates in the HDU battling sepsis as a result of inadequate prenatal care, the renal failure patients who lined the corridors of the nephrology clinic awaiting their turn for hemodialysis , the diabetic amputees on the surgical wards who struggled to accept …show more content…
However, I believe there is no substitute for the hands-on experience, knowledge,clinical skills and confidence I can gain from successfully completing a structured residency in Family Medicine . I strongly believe the acquisition of these assets will better position me to become a competent primary-care practitioner capable of delivering high quality service to those in my care and, furthermore, will allow me to contribute more substantively to the improvement of healthcare in my
Upon graduation from medical school, as the recipient of a government scholarship, I undertook a period of obligatory employment in one of the major public hospitals in my country - first as an intern then as a junior house officer- rotating through almost every specialty offered at that institution. Those five years took me on a dizzying ride which acquainted me with the full spectrum of human emotions , from the euphoric highs to the depressing lows. At the end of it all, I reflected upon my service with great pride and a sense of accomplishment but feelings of frustration lurked beneath the surface. I thought about the patients I encountered over the years : the neonates in the HDU battling sepsis as a result of inadequate prenatal care, the renal failure patients who lined the corridors of the nephrology clinic awaiting their turn for hemodialysis , the diabetic amputees on the surgical wards who struggled to accept …show more content…
However, I believe there is no substitute for the hands-on experience, knowledge,clinical skills and confidence I can gain from successfully completing a structured residency in Family Medicine . I strongly believe the acquisition of these assets will better position me to become a competent primary-care practitioner capable of delivering high quality service to those in my care and, furthermore, will allow me to contribute more substantively to the improvement of healthcare in my