Reflecting on the last year and a half of my life and the complete 180 my life has taken allows me to really appreciate the constant and amazing experiences AMSA has provided me. My life has changed transitioning into college, getting accustomed to a new state, meeting new people, making new friends and pursuing my degree in biomedical sciences. At the beginning there were so many questions, what classes to take? Which professors to take with them? How to divide my time? What is my top priority? And ultimately how do I become a physician? Starting at University of Central Florida with one goal and one focus was difficult in a community so large and with so many opinions. However AMSA isn’t just an student organization, it’s a place to congregate
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What AMSA means to me is a place were I could contribute my individuality whilst simultaneously enjoying everyone else’s and focus on attaining our goals separately and together. From Medical Symposium to the mentoring program, from boys town tutoring to medical school trips AMSA does not fail to provide ways to not only enrich my resume, which is very important, but a way to enrich me as a person. Let me explain, along side two amazing executive board members and the support of the organization, we have been able to pioneer a new mentorship program. The creation of this program and my role as director has not only allowed me to gain leadership abilities, it has allowed me to cultivate a deeper appreciation for mentoring. I have seen and experienced a change in the way I see my own mentors and how I see my mentees. AMSA has also allowed me to have direct communication to students that are just like me and have gone through similar struggles and even accomplishments, therefore knowing how to deal with it all. My decision to pursue a career in medicine has not been without struggles or hiccups, but with so many people to support me it makes it …show more content…
What AMSA means to me is places of opportunity, a place in which I can grow, react and fit in to the physician I am meant to be and enjoy everyone I meet who is coming along for the
What AMSA means to me is a place were I could contribute my individuality whilst simultaneously enjoying everyone else’s and focus on attaining our goals separately and together. From Medical Symposium to the mentoring program, from boys town tutoring to medical school trips AMSA does not fail to provide ways to not only enrich my resume, which is very important, but a way to enrich me as a person. Let me explain, along side two amazing executive board members and the support of the organization, we have been able to pioneer a new mentorship program. The creation of this program and my role as director has not only allowed me to gain leadership abilities, it has allowed me to cultivate a deeper appreciation for mentoring. I have seen and experienced a change in the way I see my own mentors and how I see my mentees. AMSA has also allowed me to have direct communication to students that are just like me and have gone through similar struggles and even accomplishments, therefore knowing how to deal with it all. My decision to pursue a career in medicine has not been without struggles or hiccups, but with so many people to support me it makes it …show more content…
What AMSA means to me is places of opportunity, a place in which I can grow, react and fit in to the physician I am meant to be and enjoy everyone I meet who is coming along for the