Orthopedics Personal Statement

The Deaconess Health Science Institute is simply one of a kind. Nowhere else can one find all of the experiences, knowledge, and fun packed into a short period of time the way HSI is. By gathering the greatest young minds of science and giving them a lifetime's worth of experiences before they can even graduate high school, HSI is laying the foundation for a generation of medical professionals like no one has ever seen before.
A program like HSI offers the opportunity to view dozens of careers, giving students ample opportunity to learn and try to solidify their future plans. Personally, HSI has done nothing to my personal plans for the medical field. In fact, I feel that HSI has solidified my plans to go into Orthopedic Surgery. After being able to not only learn about so many careers, but getting to see orthopedics and other careers that have been peaking my interest first hand, I feel that orthopedics is truly what I am meant to do. Being able to watch five back to back orthopedic surgeries was both the highlight of my trip and the justification I needed to support my dreams of …show more content…
Through HSI, I have seen this “Deaconess Ideal” in action multiple times, but one occurrence stands out to me. While completing a clinical experience in the GI Lab I witnessed a man have a panic attack while being sedated, due to fear of not waking up. Instead of standing by and not doing anything, one of the nurses who heard the commotion ran to the bedside and held the man's hand. She then ran her fingers through his hair and whispered to him in a calm tone how everything was going to be alright, and that she would be waiting for him when he woke up. Within seconds the man was calm and ready to be sedated. This unnecessary, uncalled for act of kindness showed the “Deaconess Ideal”. This nurse truly placed the patient at the center of the universe, and worked to the best of her ability to keep him