Raised in the 90s in Russia, I was always aware of instability of my family’s life. When my mother encouraged my siblings and me to choose professions that would give us security, bring us respect, and enable us to help the family, I chose medicine.
As a student at South Ural State Medical University, I was enthusiastic about everything. I joined extracurriculars, assisting in every assessment, exam, or surgery. I participated in competitions in internal medicine and in an international surgical competition. I was ranked at the top of my class. This enthusiasm is a quality that will serve me well as a physician, as it will provide motivation every day.
I also participated in multiple research activities that allowed me to satisfy my curiosity and hone my analytical skills. During my internal medicine class, I was assigned to see a young woman with Wilson’s disease who had been wrongly diagnosed ten years earlier. Moved by her story, I started to search for more patients like her, which led to my writing an article about diagnostic mistakes in Wilson’s disease and presenting my results at a scientific conference at my school. I think having intellectual curiosity about patients can help …show more content…
This profession can be physically exhausting, and emotionally draining, not only due to the long hours but also because of all the physical and emotional pain patients feel. Despite all these negatives, medicine is a deeply gratifying and fascinating career path for me. I hope to have an opportunity to learn more, to grow intellectually and bring my enthusiasm, determination, maturity to patients care and residency program where interns, residents and faculty are eager to teach each other. Crucially, I am more than sure I have all the qualities and skills needed to succeed in such a fulfilling vocation and to deliver the best healthcare possible to diverse patient
As a student at South Ural State Medical University, I was enthusiastic about everything. I joined extracurriculars, assisting in every assessment, exam, or surgery. I participated in competitions in internal medicine and in an international surgical competition. I was ranked at the top of my class. This enthusiasm is a quality that will serve me well as a physician, as it will provide motivation every day.
I also participated in multiple research activities that allowed me to satisfy my curiosity and hone my analytical skills. During my internal medicine class, I was assigned to see a young woman with Wilson’s disease who had been wrongly diagnosed ten years earlier. Moved by her story, I started to search for more patients like her, which led to my writing an article about diagnostic mistakes in Wilson’s disease and presenting my results at a scientific conference at my school. I think having intellectual curiosity about patients can help …show more content…
This profession can be physically exhausting, and emotionally draining, not only due to the long hours but also because of all the physical and emotional pain patients feel. Despite all these negatives, medicine is a deeply gratifying and fascinating career path for me. I hope to have an opportunity to learn more, to grow intellectually and bring my enthusiasm, determination, maturity to patients care and residency program where interns, residents and faculty are eager to teach each other. Crucially, I am more than sure I have all the qualities and skills needed to succeed in such a fulfilling vocation and to deliver the best healthcare possible to diverse patient