Personal Statement Essay

So, when a family friend lost his daughter to a heroin overdose two months, the opioid crisis became personal. The town is demographically one of the “oldest” towns in the state and the epidemic persists without any sense of urgency. Given my interest in medicine and the new, personal insight to the crisis, in addition to volunteering as an EMT, I feel compelled to use the grant money to set up interventions that promote preventative education…

Science was never just a subject for me, it was something, which fascinated me, taught me and provided me with the explanation of what was around me all at the same time. Compared to all other subjects I studied, it was the only one in which truly interested me, one which I did not mind waking up in the morning for or to study for. It was only until my grandfather passed away from a heart disease, when I truthfully identified what part of science I would want to study. And that is Cardiology, as…

I had treated my first patient at the age of 4. My great-grandmother, who was starting to get sick because of old age, was my first patient in my pretend preschool hospital. My second patient was my little cousin whom was getting very sick at such a young age. He was diagnosed 2 years ago with aplastic anemia. He spent a year and a half at Seattle Children’s Hospital. I’ve given them both medications after medications. I’ve done everything in my power to make them both feel better. Everyday we…

Throughout my educational career, since kindergarten, I have enjoyed reading yearbooks. Every April , I savored the moment when I was given the fresh book that contained a year’s worth of memories. The yearbook, looking back now, was a recollection of that year’s memories. However, now, it means much more to me. Since I now see the yearbook as being a bridge from our past to our future, I am applying to be a member of the yearbook team. At school, I am involved Future Business Leaders of America…

Dr. Broughton, I am a senior graduating in May of this year and, I am currently in all upper division biology courses to finish out my coursework here at OU. I am petitioning/discussing my mis-advisement from sophomore year that has now caught up with me before I graduate. Tim Bradford explained to me that the biology electives were “flexible” and that there were lots of options to take for them, which made sense and is partially true. However, he advised me to take medical vocabulary and…

As a Military Science Instructor, I will challenge, engage and inspire growth of my cadets. I will begin by creating an environment that promotes learning and that welcomes the thoughts and ideas of everyone. It is my belief that every cadet is capable of learning the attributes to become a better leader in the United States Army, if provided with the correct training and guidance. I will constantly engage my cadets on what it takes to become a good leader by implementing stories from my…

All jobs, in their own way, contribute to society, and quite a few involve the establishment of personal relationships, including teaching. But to me, only one profession also has the dynamism of continuous intellectual exploration—medicine. In an era in which rapid technological progress and health care reform continuously transform the study, practice…

When I was in high school, I noticed how my grandfather used to heal some sicknesses; such as diabetus by using the natural products; for instance, extracts from regional plants. I remember when my grandmother was diagnosed as diabetus patiant and how the diabetus affected her lifestyle; and how many medications were described to her and how she was unsatisfied about the changing in her lifestyle. I remember how my grandfather used one of plant extracts from traditional folk medicine in my…

I stumbled upon the concept of resiliency – a person’s relative ease in ‘bouncing back’ after encountering stressful situations - during my first semester of college. I enrolled in a research-intensive course where I studied the impact of HIV and sexual health stigma on physical and mental health outcomes of rural LGBTQ people. My small town upbringing and the isolation I experienced while coming to terms with my queer identity attracted me to this research question. What is the secret to…

The study of medicine has evolved over thousands of years from something of an enigma governed by religious spheres to the highly specialized science of preventing, treating, and curing diseases of the human body. While my interest in becoming a physician did begin with a love of natural sciences, it has, like the study of medicine, evolved into something much larger than topics covered in my general biology courses. I want to work with people on managing their conditions, learn from doctors…