Personal Statement: A Career As A Surgeon

At the age of fifteen I had realized that a career in the health field was what I wanted in life. Many people want in this world want to make a difference in life, and I had realized that the way I wanted to do that, however, at that point in time I had yet to figure out what it was in the health field I wanted to do. Unfortunately, around this time my father suffered a heart attack, after a long and successful surgery my father was returned to my family alive and as well as one could be after surgery. This is when I realized what I wanted to do, I wanted to help people like my father, I wanted to become a surgeon and help people in the most amazing way possible. My Kuder assessment shows that teaching and training are number one in my results and surgeons often teach and train new doctors to become surgeons. My best skills were in science and math …show more content…
many patients come into the hospital scared and hurt and once they hear they need surgery panic sets in. In order to be a good surgeon, one of the most important skills needed are composure and serenity. Surgeons have to have the ability to keep calm under very stressful situations and to reassure the patient. Along with this surgeons have to have physical stamina for the long hours they work and problem-solving skills because after 12 hours on the job and a new emergency situation arises they have to be able to react and act quickly in order to save the patients life. The work environment varies greatly depending on where a surgeon decides to work at. Many surgeons work in private offices or clinics, they have a small amount of staff and practice independently or with a small group of doctors.Another type of work environment is for the surgeons who work in Hospitals and large group practices. In this environment the patients are shared with other doctors, giving surgeons more time off and allowing for