When I think about my future medical career, I imagine one involving specialized patient care and research in an urban setting. For this reason, I am especially interested in academic medicine. Having an opportunity to learn from physicians and patients in an academic center such as New York University (NYU) Langone Medical Center will provide me with the comprehensive training necessary to fulfill my aspirations. I am particularly fascinated with the field of radiation oncology. Watching as the physicians at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSKCC) cared for and interacted with their patients and, subsequently, investigated novel methods to optimize radiation therapy solidified my interest in this specialty. To learn about the nuances
