Medical Field Narrative

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Since I was young, there was never question as to what I'd be, I was meant for the medical field. My fondest memories of childhood was playing doctor with my friends, curing them of the worst injuries imaginable. As I grew older it became more evident, at 12 my dying grandmother moved into our home and I took it upon myself to see to her very need. I didn't know what field to enter though until volunteering at the Auburn Sutter Faith hospital. Upon entering I was disappointed when I was not placed into the exciting Emergency room but instead radiologist department. My mindset changed though within the first day, I quickly fell in love with how broad the field was, and all the technical aspects of it. It was there I realized I was meant to

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