Robert Frost’s poem explains my journey to medical school best. Medicine has been my plan since 3rd grade. Looking back, I can see myself standing at a crossroad debating which path to take. I chose to take the path most medical students do not – a less “traditional” path that led me to this point. I’ve encountered many challenges, experienced many setbacks, but ultimately persevered until I’ve achieved success. Through my experiences, I’ve developed many skills like service, leadership, and empathy. All of these things and much more are going to make me an amazing doctor.
First, the love of service. As a doctor, I will be there to serve my patients. This requires lots of time and effort. This is nothing new to me. At age 12, I organized the …show more content…
I may not be your traditional medical student. I’ve had many failures while I attempted to figure out exactly what I was meant to do with my life. Psychology, interior design, media broadcasting. They have all been things I thought I wanted to do, but even while pursuing them something seemed off. I didn’t feel as if I was making the impact on people that I was meant to. Looking back I can see that the path I am meant to pursue is the one I have dreamed of since 3rd grade – the one that leads to becoming a doctor. I want to leave you with this thought. Wisdom is what you get from experience and experience is what you get from failure. I got a little sidetracked and took a path most medical students don’t – one that winds through different majors, uncertainties, and lots of failure. But for me… that made all the difference. I have learned leadership skills, been able to render my services to many organizations, experienced first hand the struggles people go through, and without a doubt discovered that medicine is my number one passion. This IS my future! I WILL wear that white coat! And because of the things I have learned – I’m GOING TO make a phenomenal
First, the love of service. As a doctor, I will be there to serve my patients. This requires lots of time and effort. This is nothing new to me. At age 12, I organized the …show more content…
I may not be your traditional medical student. I’ve had many failures while I attempted to figure out exactly what I was meant to do with my life. Psychology, interior design, media broadcasting. They have all been things I thought I wanted to do, but even while pursuing them something seemed off. I didn’t feel as if I was making the impact on people that I was meant to. Looking back I can see that the path I am meant to pursue is the one I have dreamed of since 3rd grade – the one that leads to becoming a doctor. I want to leave you with this thought. Wisdom is what you get from experience and experience is what you get from failure. I got a little sidetracked and took a path most medical students don’t – one that winds through different majors, uncertainties, and lots of failure. But for me… that made all the difference. I have learned leadership skills, been able to render my services to many organizations, experienced first hand the struggles people go through, and without a doubt discovered that medicine is my number one passion. This IS my future! I WILL wear that white coat! And because of the things I have learned – I’m GOING TO make a phenomenal