Being a doctor has always been a dream of mine. I love the sciences and I also love helping people. More importantly, this can be because I can compare my characteristics and personality as similar to that of a doctor. These include being patient, confident, and knowledgeable. However other qualities that I admire the most of a doctor is being caring and compassionate. My drive for wanting to be a doctor comes from numerous experiences in my life. These experiences varied from me being the patient, shadowing a doctor, and simply helping those in need. One Summer day in 2012, it was 80 degrees out, perfect weather to play basketball outside. I was doing very well, however it all ended when I was going for a layup and one of my friends pushed
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I hit the pole face first so hard, and right away laid flat on the floor. Blood was just gushing out, and looking at how much blood I had lost, I was going to faint. My friend quickly took me to the hospital, but I was uncomfortable with the idea. I told my friend that I wanted to go home, and that a bandage was going to help fix the problem. The cut was 3 inches wide, and my friend knew that I need stitches. Right there I was going to lose my mind. In my head, I was going through all these scenarios of how a stitch was going to be put on me. Visions of large, sharp needles, beeping monitors, a bright light on my face, and doctors with masks set me in even more distress. Nevertheless, we arrived at the hospital, and I was scared and my heart was beating rapidly. After a while, the doctor called us in and he told me to sit down. He was examining my cut and said 3 stitches was all it took to close the cut. I thought 3 stitches was terrible, because it meant three times the pain. My lips and throat became dry. I also started started to shiver a little. The doctor noticed right away, and asked me if this was my first time getting stitches, to which I answered yes. He told me to not to …show more content…
Gluck, and how he interacts with patients. It is no easy task, however Dr. Gluck maintains confidence with the knowledge he obtained from years of experience to treat his patients. One particular patient he was treating was for a benign tumor located within the patient’s bladder. As he describes to the patient the diagnosis, I can see the fear and worry by the patients facial expressions, and I am most certain Dr. Gluck can see it too. As he continues to explain to the patient the diagnosis, he tries to reassure the patient it will all be well, no matter what. However, the patient persisted that surgery was unnecessary and in fact avoidable. While retrieving official reports I was able to interact with the patient one on one. I told the patient it is okay to be afraid, however I can assure you, Dr. Gluck knows what he’s doing and it is only for the best. I insisted that the notion of surgery is a scary concept but it will be over before you know it. When Dr Gluck came back with the official reports, the patient who was still hesitant, was more open to hearing about the procedure and how to go forward with it. Although Dr Gluck knew surgery was necessary, he understood that this was no easy feat for the patient and took into consideration the patient's feelings, instead of directly demanding that the patient go into surgery. He and I were both similar in the fact that we both prioritized
I hit the pole face first so hard, and right away laid flat on the floor. Blood was just gushing out, and looking at how much blood I had lost, I was going to faint. My friend quickly took me to the hospital, but I was uncomfortable with the idea. I told my friend that I wanted to go home, and that a bandage was going to help fix the problem. The cut was 3 inches wide, and my friend knew that I need stitches. Right there I was going to lose my mind. In my head, I was going through all these scenarios of how a stitch was going to be put on me. Visions of large, sharp needles, beeping monitors, a bright light on my face, and doctors with masks set me in even more distress. Nevertheless, we arrived at the hospital, and I was scared and my heart was beating rapidly. After a while, the doctor called us in and he told me to sit down. He was examining my cut and said 3 stitches was all it took to close the cut. I thought 3 stitches was terrible, because it meant three times the pain. My lips and throat became dry. I also started started to shiver a little. The doctor noticed right away, and asked me if this was my first time getting stitches, to which I answered yes. He told me to not to …show more content…
Gluck, and how he interacts with patients. It is no easy task, however Dr. Gluck maintains confidence with the knowledge he obtained from years of experience to treat his patients. One particular patient he was treating was for a benign tumor located within the patient’s bladder. As he describes to the patient the diagnosis, I can see the fear and worry by the patients facial expressions, and I am most certain Dr. Gluck can see it too. As he continues to explain to the patient the diagnosis, he tries to reassure the patient it will all be well, no matter what. However, the patient persisted that surgery was unnecessary and in fact avoidable. While retrieving official reports I was able to interact with the patient one on one. I told the patient it is okay to be afraid, however I can assure you, Dr. Gluck knows what he’s doing and it is only for the best. I insisted that the notion of surgery is a scary concept but it will be over before you know it. When Dr Gluck came back with the official reports, the patient who was still hesitant, was more open to hearing about the procedure and how to go forward with it. Although Dr Gluck knew surgery was necessary, he understood that this was no easy feat for the patient and took into consideration the patient's feelings, instead of directly demanding that the patient go into surgery. He and I were both similar in the fact that we both prioritized