My Heart and My Mind.
When talking to my peers about why they chose to pursue a degree in medicine, I often hear a story of inspiration brought about by a drastic health encounter, or perhaps a story about a doctor who they desire to emulate. My story is different, as it does not particularly pertain to an “ah-ha” experience. There have been a multitude of experiences in my life that have guided not only my mind towards a career in medicine, but my heart as well. A few of these experiences are detailed below.
Throughout my life, my family was involved in a ministry in my hometown of Huntsville, Alabama in a neighborhood called Lincoln Village. The ministry strives to break the cycle of poverty and give the impoverished a true chance to succeed. …show more content…
I have always dreamed of becoming a physician because it seemed like the ultimate challenge as no one in my family has ever done it. This dream was rooted in my mind from an early age through a man that has been very important throughout my life, Dr. Joseph Hicks. The stories he told us about his day at the dinner table is where I first became intrigued with being a physician. This led to me shadowing him, first in high school and then again throughout college. After witnessing the level of knowledge he had to have as well as the compassion and love he had for his patients, I knew right then this was the career for me. Going from room to room with him I realized he was more than just a man with the answers to the patients illness, he was their friend. Someone they had grown to love and he had become, at the time they were most vulnerable, their hope. My mind’s aptitude for learning and my heart’s desire to serve the weak belong no other place than in the medical field striving to bridge the gap between patient and …show more content…
This experience came for me this past summer. Being rejected from medical school in 2017 was one of the lowest points of my life. When I was rejected it forced me to do a lot of deep thinking about whether this was the career choice for me. I have not been rejected from many things in my life so this was a new thing for me and something I really struggled to overcome. However, as I began to meditate on this it only strengthened my dream of becoming a physician. I awoke to the fact that there is always a blessing disguised within rejection and this time I have off will indubitably help me grow into a stronger man and a man more prepared to be a physician. Just like how doctors sometimes lose a battle with a patient and learn from that experience, I too have learned and will continue to learn from this experience of
When talking to my peers about why they chose to pursue a degree in medicine, I often hear a story of inspiration brought about by a drastic health encounter, or perhaps a story about a doctor who they desire to emulate. My story is different, as it does not particularly pertain to an “ah-ha” experience. There have been a multitude of experiences in my life that have guided not only my mind towards a career in medicine, but my heart as well. A few of these experiences are detailed below.
Throughout my life, my family was involved in a ministry in my hometown of Huntsville, Alabama in a neighborhood called Lincoln Village. The ministry strives to break the cycle of poverty and give the impoverished a true chance to succeed. …show more content…
I have always dreamed of becoming a physician because it seemed like the ultimate challenge as no one in my family has ever done it. This dream was rooted in my mind from an early age through a man that has been very important throughout my life, Dr. Joseph Hicks. The stories he told us about his day at the dinner table is where I first became intrigued with being a physician. This led to me shadowing him, first in high school and then again throughout college. After witnessing the level of knowledge he had to have as well as the compassion and love he had for his patients, I knew right then this was the career for me. Going from room to room with him I realized he was more than just a man with the answers to the patients illness, he was their friend. Someone they had grown to love and he had become, at the time they were most vulnerable, their hope. My mind’s aptitude for learning and my heart’s desire to serve the weak belong no other place than in the medical field striving to bridge the gap between patient and …show more content…
This experience came for me this past summer. Being rejected from medical school in 2017 was one of the lowest points of my life. When I was rejected it forced me to do a lot of deep thinking about whether this was the career choice for me. I have not been rejected from many things in my life so this was a new thing for me and something I really struggled to overcome. However, as I began to meditate on this it only strengthened my dream of becoming a physician. I awoke to the fact that there is always a blessing disguised within rejection and this time I have off will indubitably help me grow into a stronger man and a man more prepared to be a physician. Just like how doctors sometimes lose a battle with a patient and learn from that experience, I too have learned and will continue to learn from this experience of