Evaluating Future Goals

After graduating and beginning my first ever professional career, I am finally sitting back and evaluating what my future goals would be. Having tutored and being teachers’ assistant for different groups of college students for more than three years, a career in teaching posted less of a challenge for me to overcome. Because most of my students were refugees and non-native English speakers, I did have to innovate daily on how to communicate and endow my knowledge to students. That being said, my past three months have been a wonderful, interactive and educational experience. I understand that my teaching is doing impacts on my student on a daily basis, however, I do not find teaching fulfilling enough to be my ultimate career. My past experiences of some medical emergencies have made me seek medical knowledge and for the ability to implement them. I wish to be able to provide medical assistance to both the old and the young across the lifespan. The moment of uncertainty when I was sitting by a person with a heart attack, and the feeling of helplessness when I saw my …show more content…
I love to interact with others and believe I have the ability to make a difference to my patients with appropriate medical training. In addition, just like how I would create lesson plans to prepare for different types of students based on their individual ability, I could help prepare “health” plans to ensure the well-being of others and even diagnose and treat diseases if the need arises. Being able to see the progress that my students or my patients make as time passes by was fulfilling both mentally and physically. One day, I would like to be able to diagnose and treat my parents, my students and everyone around me. I might sound quite naïve, but I am young and hopeful. And I do believe that I have the capability to succeed in Vanderbilt School of