"Two roads diverged in a wood, and I took the one less traveled by, and that has made all the difference" - Robert Frost.
I grew up in a small community and a humble background. After receiving my common entrance test results, I had a choice between studying medicine or engineering. My best friend suggested me to study engineering, for all the right reasons. But, I chose medicine as I thought it would be a great opportunity to serve people and also a privilege to study medicine. It was a big decision that I took without any influence of family or friends. I believe that part of growing up is to make a choice and stick to it.
Recalling my formative years, it is with a sense of gratitude and respect that I thank my parents and teachers who always instilled in me to be empathetic, helpful, to reason out, and to follow by understanding. This has helped me to make appropriate decisions in both personal and professional life. …show more content…
By the support of my family and friends I was able to overcome challenges with ease. An even balance of academic success and extra curricular activities has played significant role in my overall development. But, most satisfying experience has been my association with many volunteer health organizations. Being a part of RELIEF TEAM, and serving the worst affected areas in India during Tsunami 2005 was very emotional to me. One more incident which is dear to my heart is identifying a 10 year old boy with Tetrology of Fallot in a rural health screening camp. The boy received extensive workup, later free surgery for his heart condition. I played a major role in this service. Now, the boy is 18 years old and I still hear from
I grew up in a small community and a humble background. After receiving my common entrance test results, I had a choice between studying medicine or engineering. My best friend suggested me to study engineering, for all the right reasons. But, I chose medicine as I thought it would be a great opportunity to serve people and also a privilege to study medicine. It was a big decision that I took without any influence of family or friends. I believe that part of growing up is to make a choice and stick to it.
Recalling my formative years, it is with a sense of gratitude and respect that I thank my parents and teachers who always instilled in me to be empathetic, helpful, to reason out, and to follow by understanding. This has helped me to make appropriate decisions in both personal and professional life. …show more content…
By the support of my family and friends I was able to overcome challenges with ease. An even balance of academic success and extra curricular activities has played significant role in my overall development. But, most satisfying experience has been my association with many volunteer health organizations. Being a part of RELIEF TEAM, and serving the worst affected areas in India during Tsunami 2005 was very emotional to me. One more incident which is dear to my heart is identifying a 10 year old boy with Tetrology of Fallot in a rural health screening camp. The boy received extensive workup, later free surgery for his heart condition. I played a major role in this service. Now, the boy is 18 years old and I still hear from