Residency

The career I am choosing is Optometry and majoring in biology. I became interested in the study of the eyes when I was about 10 years old. My Aunt Alicia is an optometrist; she has influenced me into eyes. I am going to follow into her footsteps, but first things first is education. Education will enhance my knowledge about the eyes and how important they are to see. Did you know the second most complex organ in your body is the eye, after the brain. My passion for optometry grows…

programs, which are heavily populate by student without citizenships nor permanent residency. Due to the current policy in the United States, a large percentage of the talent found in the STEM sectors is forced to leave the country. When this happens, private and taxpayer investment is lost to the countries to which the immigrants migrate…

imprisonment, and burglary when the crime is committed due to a sexual motive.” There are state laws on sex crimes, and there are also federal crimes on sex laws. We even have laws in place that protect prisoners from sex offenders (“Sex Offenders”). Residency restriction laws are a new way of…

What are dentists? A dentist is part of the health care team who specializes in preventing, diagnosing and treating oral disorders and diseases of the mouth, gums and teeth. Just like other doctors, a dentist can have a choice to run their own business or clinic by themselves, or with a support staff. A dental team usually includes a dental assistant, dental hygienist, and dental technician. In some states, a dental therapist is also included on the team. How to become a dentist? Dentists are…

requirements averagely include another 4 years of college, but instead, at a medical school, such as Emory or Duke. However, during the time of your medical school, a residency that, depending on what you plan on specializing on, can last between 2-8 years, basically saying, the harder your sub-specialization, the longer your residency. Soon after all this, one will be able to earn their doctor of medicine or doctor of osteopathic medicine before taking the American Board of Pediatrics…

medical cures and study medicine in low resource settings such as Kabale, Uganda. In my 3rd year of medical school, I was drawn to Psychiatry, in which I found myself working with the most marginalized individuals. I am now pursuing a psychiatry residency because I understand the havoc oppression wreaks on the mind and spirit, and I recognize that mental health is last addressed in underserved populations. As a psychiatrist, I will be a compassionate, nonjudgmental, and tireless advocate for…

perhaps (impossibly) demanding perfection, and one that has operated under a different set of rules for a very long time, resulting too often in unacceptably poor quality of care and bad outcomes. During my 6 years of medical school and 3 years of residency, at no time was I taught how to ensure high quality and good outcomes for patients; it was simply assumed. I was told to study hard, have high integrity, be competent and compassionate and act in the best interest of my patients. I believe I…

The play “A Raisin In the Sun” and the poem “Harlem” both concentrate on the attainment of the forever promised “American Dreams” (higher education, prosperity, equality, freedom to come and go as you desire and to be whoever and whatever you want). These aspirations were and still are the hopes and goals society offers to all of us, unfortunately, many African-Americans rarely achieved and experienced them. Both writings depict the unfair treatment of African-Americans during the 1960’s with…

Policies associated with immigration laws stem back in history, as early as 1790. Beginning with the Naturalization Act of 1790, as the first statute that imposed regulations on citizenship. The Act included criteria, such as two years of residency, good behavior and allegiance to the United States. Notwithstanding, those excluded from citizenship included blacks and children of fathers not born in the U.S. Inevitably, this representation of segregation took part in the restructuring of…

changes in 2006, 2007, 2009, and 2010 but failed to pass Congress each time. As the act is laid out, to qualify for conditional residency a person much have been brought to the United States before the age of sixteen, have lived in the U.S. for a minimum of five years and, have received a high school diploma or the educational equivalent. To qualify for permanent residency, one must meet the previous requirements as well as spend two years attending college or serving in the United States Armed…