Application Essay: Pursuing A Degree In The Medical Field

From the early age, I had always dreamt my future as being a writer, a singer, a nurse and many other careers that a little girl would dream of. What was not expected was that I would gain an interest in studying medicine to become a doctor. Neither did a life changing event had occurred to me as to prompt my choice of studying medicine. Before applying, I had thought very long and hard and used all my knowledge I could absorb from the medical field to make a final decision that I do want to study medicine.
I had chosen this course as I wanted to expand my knowledge in the medical field for the care of others and to address the health problems that the patient had diagnosed with. I may not have particular experience in the field of specialities; although I have express an interest in areas such as psychiatry, paediatrics and pathology. Mainly I am more interested in psychiatry as from my past experiences I had suffered from severe mental health issues and I was admitted in psychiatric hospital. From my stay there, my desire to support people with mental health issues had slowly stemmed as I had witnessed how the massive amount of support able to set the patient on the path of recovery.
To give me an insight in the medical field, I had arranged to work as a …show more content…
I do acknowledge that becoming a doctor will require many sacrifices. Despite that, I could see that the path of medicine is also a fascinating and rewarding career as highlighted by the doctors I have spoken to. This strengthened my resolve and my passion to be a doctor. Most importantly, I know I have the determination, enthusiasm, capacity for hard work, enquiring and open-mind needed to succeed in such a fulfilling position to develop my knowledge of the medical field to aid