It is not an easy decision to get into medical school. Thinking about the years I will spend digging between the books and running from one side of the building to another definitely gave me goose bumps. However, that feeling was not anywhere near a bad one, on the contrary, it was that kind of excitement that nothing else can give to you.
Two main factors seeded and watered the love of medicine in me: the first one is having two doctors in the family; my father and my sister, who spend their time helping out others with all they can and showing how much of a noble job medicine is. The second factor itself happened when I was just a boy who had a baby brother with Down syndrome, who was -and still is- a very special person to me. Of course, …show more content…
One of them was at the American University of Beirut (AUB) medical center in Lebanon and the other one was at Obeid Specialized Hospital in KSA, both of which have enriched my knowledge and enhanced my teamwork abilities. I also had the opportunity to do an observership at Rush Center for Congenital and Structural Heart Disease in Chicago in September 2014, which has given me a great experience in communication skills and helped me understand the healthcare system in the United States.
I am currently an Internal Medicine resident at King Hussein Cancer Center in Jordan, which has a high level expertise and deals with highly diverse and complicated situations of Internal Medicine and Oncology. I chose this institution for my transitional year to gain more knowledge and to build up my clinical skills. I can firmly state that during my residency here I learned that it takes more than interest and inclination to become an excellent physician , and that learning medicine does not end by the end of medical school, but rather it …show more content…
Having the capability to solve complex problems and present diagnostic analysis in a structured and methodical manner is what I am aiming for and working on continuously. It was obvious all along my internal medicine rotations and residency how much knowledge it takes to be a good internist and how challenging having a well-rounded knowledge is, that didn’t scare me away but rather made me fall in love with Internal Medicine even more. No specialty can give you the diversity of cases and continuity of care like those in Internal Medicine, and that is why I’m fully focused on being an
Two main factors seeded and watered the love of medicine in me: the first one is having two doctors in the family; my father and my sister, who spend their time helping out others with all they can and showing how much of a noble job medicine is. The second factor itself happened when I was just a boy who had a baby brother with Down syndrome, who was -and still is- a very special person to me. Of course, …show more content…
One of them was at the American University of Beirut (AUB) medical center in Lebanon and the other one was at Obeid Specialized Hospital in KSA, both of which have enriched my knowledge and enhanced my teamwork abilities. I also had the opportunity to do an observership at Rush Center for Congenital and Structural Heart Disease in Chicago in September 2014, which has given me a great experience in communication skills and helped me understand the healthcare system in the United States.
I am currently an Internal Medicine resident at King Hussein Cancer Center in Jordan, which has a high level expertise and deals with highly diverse and complicated situations of Internal Medicine and Oncology. I chose this institution for my transitional year to gain more knowledge and to build up my clinical skills. I can firmly state that during my residency here I learned that it takes more than interest and inclination to become an excellent physician , and that learning medicine does not end by the end of medical school, but rather it …show more content…
Having the capability to solve complex problems and present diagnostic analysis in a structured and methodical manner is what I am aiming for and working on continuously. It was obvious all along my internal medicine rotations and residency how much knowledge it takes to be a good internist and how challenging having a well-rounded knowledge is, that didn’t scare me away but rather made me fall in love with Internal Medicine even more. No specialty can give you the diversity of cases and continuity of care like those in Internal Medicine, and that is why I’m fully focused on being an