I started becoming fascinated with medicine at a young age. I would like to say that it started off with general curiosity, however it started off with my cousin in the hospital. She was 6 years old and was diagnosed with pneumonia. I remember going to the hospital and not being able to see her in person, but my mom would show me pictures of her. In these pictures, she had tubes in her body, and suddenly she did not look like my cousin anymore. Time passed, and everyone in my family was getting ready for her passing. She was staying at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, where she was given amazing care by the physicians and nurses, and she was starting to get better. I wondered how it was possible for someone so young to be going from their deathbed
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Through this program, I have been guided by mentor, Amina Gonzalez and a cohort of 22 students. I am taking my medical school prerequisites with my cohort, and have been loving my science classes, for although they are challenging, I learn a lot about how life works. We have had multiple workshops and presentations, that have made me informed me on how to apply to medical school, how to be a competitive candidate, and what to expect. Moreover, joining Phi Delta Epsilon has helped me see what I can do by going to medical school and becoming a doctor. One of my favorite workshops I attended was the suture workshop because it gave me hands on experience. Phi Delta Epsilon has also helped me become a leader, from taking up chair positions to being on the Executive Board. Being with like minded individuals that have the same passion help me stay on track to become a physician. Furthermore, through my experience in the Clinical Access Shadowing Experience Program at the CSUN Klotz Student Health Center, I was able to gain skills on taking vitals and talking to patients. Something I loved about the program was that the doctors would ask me, “What could this patient have?” It got me to think and apply my problem solving
Through this program, I have been guided by mentor, Amina Gonzalez and a cohort of 22 students. I am taking my medical school prerequisites with my cohort, and have been loving my science classes, for although they are challenging, I learn a lot about how life works. We have had multiple workshops and presentations, that have made me informed me on how to apply to medical school, how to be a competitive candidate, and what to expect. Moreover, joining Phi Delta Epsilon has helped me see what I can do by going to medical school and becoming a doctor. One of my favorite workshops I attended was the suture workshop because it gave me hands on experience. Phi Delta Epsilon has also helped me become a leader, from taking up chair positions to being on the Executive Board. Being with like minded individuals that have the same passion help me stay on track to become a physician. Furthermore, through my experience in the Clinical Access Shadowing Experience Program at the CSUN Klotz Student Health Center, I was able to gain skills on taking vitals and talking to patients. Something I loved about the program was that the doctors would ask me, “What could this patient have?” It got me to think and apply my problem solving