Personal Statement: My Bond In Medical Education

My bond with the medical profession was forged early in my life -much earlier than most others who pursue medicine. I literally grew up in a hospital. Our small community of physicians and their families is comfortably housed within the premise of Jinnah Hospital. It’s the largest tertiary care hospital in a city which is called home by over twenty million people. My earliest neighbors, as well as my dad, are all very competent physicians.
There was a palpable tradition of service in the neighborhood. My best friends’ parents, as well as my own, worked long shifts at the hospital. The hospital was home to us. When the city was hit by any mass tragedy –accidents, calamities, riots, or epidemics –we were always the first ones to volunteer. For a good part of my life, this was my world. The hospital remains at the center of my most cherished childhood memories. Work was home; co-workers were family; and professionalism and duty came to us as second nature.
As a child, I experienced healing all around me. It filled me with amazement and set me off on a …show more content…
My first foreign elective rotation at McMaster University Hospital, Canada introduced me to clinical practice as it is in North America – patient-centric and with highest emphasis placed on evidence. Here I learnt about the liberal use of technology in medical diagnoses and treatment and how that has added a new dimension to clinical practice in the developed world. I made great strides in learning the comprehensive style of case presentations and became proficient in working with EMR. These abilities complemented well the skills I learnt at home. By the time I began my next rotation in Infectious Diseases at St. Michael’s Hospital Toronto, I was well versed with the regular clinical routines and functioned as efficiently as any local student rotating in the