Zahara Meghji’s Personal Statement – Internal Medicine Residency As an 10-year old girl growing up in Tanzania‚ I was fascinated and dumbfounded to see my aunt go to the hospital with a huge tummy and come back with a small crying baby because the "doctor worked his magic". In my formative years‚ I saw the power of medicine as it healed the lives of those closest to me: doctors reversed my brother’s acute asthmatic attack‚ fixed my cousin’s fractured femur and drained my brother’s subdural hematoma
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always rolled played as a doctor‚ modeled by several physicians in my family. Earned the highest marks in high school has been instrumental in my acceptance to medical school. Graduating from the most well known Medical school in Iraq‚ the Faculty of Medicine‚ Anbar University‚ I was ranked the 6th out of 50 total graduates. What sparked my passion for family medicine is the fact that I am able to practice the entire spectrum of medicine in one same day and with all ages. Also the fact to being able
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I was born in a rural part of India where most of my family members are farmers. I grew up with a sense of deep appreciation for Medicine. Multiple family members‚ especially my grandfather‚ encouraged me to become a medical doctor. What inspired me to become a physician was not the money or the prestige‚ but rather the desire to serve and a sense of humility. I vividly remember the day when I was selected for admission at Government Medical College‚ Amritsar‚ which is considered one of the best
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After completing the pharmacy residency IPPE‚ I feel like I have a much better understanding of how residency training is structured and how it can benefit me as a pharmacist. Visiting the hospital was helpful because it allowed us to talk with a variety of both PGY1 and PGY2 residents about not only the academic aspects of residency but also the more practical concerns such as finances and family balance. I felt that these conversations were both enlightening and comforting. After this experience
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When he had prostatitis‚ I went with him to hospital where he was taken to the geriatrics ward. This experience provided me with a valuable insight into care of the elderly at a professional level. From this experience‚ I discovered that a career in medicine could be very rewarding. Being a naturally compassionate person‚ I take great pleasure in serving my local community. I participated in an NHS scheme to provide free health-care and advice to the elderly in my area. Living in such a diverse community
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to success. In a similar manner‚ internal medicine will give me the opportunity to empower my patients to be in control of their health. I am certain that I would not be satisfied with the pursuit of anything other than internal medicine as a career when skills I have acquired during my clinical training could have a much more visceral application in understanding and alleviating real distress experienced by people daily. As my interest in internal medicine was deepening‚ I better understood the applications
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“patients” until they were ready to be “discharged”. Memories like these remind me everyday of my passion for veterinary medicine. Adventures in Veterinary Medicine is not only suitable for me because of my aspirations to become a veterinarian‚ but also because of my ongoing fascination in wildlife medicine. What interests me the most about the Adventures in Veterinary Medicine program is the opportunity to shadow fourth-year veterinary students in the Tufts Wildlife Clinic. My internship at the
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I‚ Cierra Kahrs‚ have chosen medicine as my career. I know the road to my dreams will be rocky. Some days I may want to give up‚ do something easier‚ but I know that my end goal will be worth it. My dream of helping people on a global level is worth the years of schooling and the sleepless nights. I cannot wait for those sleepless nights because that will mean I am closer to my goal. A career in medicine requires perseverance‚ leadership‚ dedication‚ patience‚ compassion‚ and most of all‚ the love
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Providing care has always been at the forefront of my mind‚ and being an inquisitive thinker‚ a career in medicine allows me to integrate these features I excel at. I would enjoy translating theoretical knowledge to clinical practice. Life-long learning in a diverse and dynamic environment which no other career can offer suits my personality. I would find intellectually rewarding the assembly of all the jigsaw pieces together – history taking‚ applying cutting-edge scientific innovation to real-life
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In the last several years I developed an area of focus to sport medicine. Sports medicine is a multidisciplinary clinical and academic specialty provides continues care on and off the field‚ extending that care beyond diagnosing and treating injuries to include health promotion‚ rehabilitation and injury prevention not only to elite athletes but to any participants of physical activities in almost all age groups. My short experience in iron man events and the exposure I got during my training‚ I
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