Many patients seek medical assistance when their symptoms become intolerable or life threatening. I have became interested in studying medicine when my father continuously experienced gout, back pain, and hypertension as he aged and was frustrated by how ineffective his medications were. I first learned about osteopathic medicine when my cousin invited me to his medical school graduation ceremony, which later intrigued me of its holistic care of the body as a single unit. Soon after researching about this field of medicine that preached a different philosophy, I became interested in osteopathy, musculoskeletal manipulation, and its use as a preventative treatment. Osteopathy closely fits my future goal as a physician who focuses on delivering
