Personal Statement: A Career In Medicine

There I was, standing on the tarmac, staring in amazement at the colossal 747 plane right in front of me. This was the plane that would take me on one of the longest nonstop flights in the world; Atlanta, GA to Johannesburg, South Africa. This was my second time in South Africa; the first time was five years earlier. As a sophomore in college, I was looking forward to working with children’s shelters of HIV positive infants and see how my lifelong dream of becoming a doctor felt after seeing this sad reality face to face. I was a Biology major at Florida Gulf Coast University and carefully planning my career in medicine. This was my third mission trip, but this one was to help provide one on one care with HIV positive infants that needed medical treatment, most of which were orphans. My time spend at Lighthouse Children 's shelter in Rustenburg, SA served as a catalyst in my life to propel me toward my next step in becoming a doctor. Without many words we were showing love and significance to those precious lives by feeding, rocking and singing to them. I was in charge of a large portion of the girls in group of students that went to South Africa and I organized our time into groups and shifts serving at the children’s shelter, renovating a church, and doing yard work at the missionary’s home. I felt I was able to use the abilities I have to help organize …show more content…
Being a doctor is more than treating illnesses and preventing future disease; it is a way of living. It is putting other people before myself, being a strong and confident leader, and helping all people become better, healthier versions of themselves. Being a doctor is becoming a servant, and I am determined and able to become that