I have had multiple experiences that have involved direct exposure to physicians' clinical duties. The most important experience is an internship that I participated in, in the summer of 2014. In this internship, I was able to shadow many different doctors in a variety of specialties. I followed several nephrologists, transplant and general surgeons, pathologists, pediatric intensivists, and obstetricians. I was able to see what their day-to-day duties entailed and how they interacted with other healthcare providers. This experience shaped my desire to apply to medical school, because as I watched the different physicians I knew that it was exactly what I wanted to do with my life. I have wanted to be a doctor since I can remember, but experiencing
