Volunteering at the hospital is not just my helping place but also a place where I am learning many important life lessons. Many incidents and people have influenced me to become a doctor but, volunteering at the hospital helped me to explore a personal revelation where I had to call 911 to escape a dilemma, which in turn influenced me to become a doctor. Coming home from a team victory party at 11:30 pm; I was dreading my parents’ chiding as my curfew was of 10pm. Nervously, I was rushing home and about 50m ahead; I saw a speeding Camaro violating the traffic signal and hit a person. My first instinct was to run and help the man. However, my mind played the devil’s advocate. I had to reach home one and a half hour ago, and if I involved myself I would be further late and also confront complications. I debated with myself for a minute but the humanity feeling arose in me and I
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As a volunteer at the hospital, I saw many accident patients who were brought and notified by brave souls who dared to think about others before themselves. That day, I was one of those individuals who helped save that man’s life. Seeing this man, made me realize that human lives are dependent on each other. As a future doctor, I realized that nothing is more important than saving a human’s life and being a doctor is the best way to save lives.
I strongly believe that every environment and experience has something to learn. Johns Hopkins has contributed to the medicine world through inventions such as CPR, rubber surgical gloves and procedures to correct heart defect infants. These inventions in Johns Hopkins are ways how this university has saved lives. Therefore, learning from this university's excellent faculty and promising researchers, I can learn how to save lives too as a doctor. Just like volunteering taught me a life lesson, I am sure that studying at Johns Hopkins University will also teach my important
As a volunteer at the hospital, I saw many accident patients who were brought and notified by brave souls who dared to think about others before themselves. That day, I was one of those individuals who helped save that man’s life. Seeing this man, made me realize that human lives are dependent on each other. As a future doctor, I realized that nothing is more important than saving a human’s life and being a doctor is the best way to save lives.
I strongly believe that every environment and experience has something to learn. Johns Hopkins has contributed to the medicine world through inventions such as CPR, rubber surgical gloves and procedures to correct heart defect infants. These inventions in Johns Hopkins are ways how this university has saved lives. Therefore, learning from this university's excellent faculty and promising researchers, I can learn how to save lives too as a doctor. Just like volunteering taught me a life lesson, I am sure that studying at Johns Hopkins University will also teach my important