iOLLIVER JACKSON UCAS ID: 1112205288 INTERVIEW DATE: 27/11/2013 ALTERNATIVE PERSONAL STATEMENT – BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES The human body is fascinating. It is astounding the way in which we are beginning to understand how our own complex infrastructure works‚ including the composition and function of each individual cell and molecule. The variety of specialities within Biomedical Sciences‚ such as genetics and neuroscience‚ is one of the main reasons I chose this degree. The human body is an intelligent
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without offering proper assistance‚ education could be a difficult process for him. Even though Ryan’s visual impairment is not necessarily considered as a learning disability because as the textbook stated: “to be classified as a learning disability‚ the learning problem is not primarily the result of visual‚ hearing‚ or motor disabilities” (Santrock‚ 2011)‚ it is still as important for him to receive support in school for him to become a responsible and independent adult. As an educator‚ it is important
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approach my late teens‚ my mind has been bombarded with what-ifs and buts. Irrespective of my change of heart‚ I still have an intense passion for math and science since it is how we explain the world around us‚ and that is why I have settled on biomedical engineering. Imagining a career founded on helping people and bettering their lives puts a smile on my face. With so many diseases and events in the world‚ there is a need for constant innovation when it comes to medical devices and
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People with disabilities are significantly overrepresented in the nation’s prisons and jails today. The Bureau of Justice Statistics reports that fully 1 in 5 prison inmates have a serious mental illness (Vallas‚ 2016). As a result of this increase in population‚ these facilities are inadequately funded and staffed to provide mental health treatment to prisoners who are sentenced as a result of their mental illnesses (Gilna‚ 2016). North Carolina is one state that is addressing this issue. In 2014
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Biomedical engineering is a very broad kind of engineering‚ comprised of many elements. There are several different topics to research more in depth‚ like tissue engineering‚ genetic engineering‚ building prosthesis or even making artificial organs. Artificial organ building is an advanced technology to help improve the quality of life‚ but has many ethical arguments many people do not agree with. Dr. Alan Flake is the leader of a project at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia‚ where they are
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Examine biomedical‚ individual and group approaches to treatment. Biomedical: 1. Phobias: As a treatment for phobias rarely used on its own – Benzodiazepines (Valium‚ Sobril‚ Xanax‚ Xanor‚ Mogadon‚ Rohypnol) enhance the effectiveness of GABA. When a single dose is compared to a single psychotherapy session for dental anxiety‚ the dose was worse. 2. Depression: Serotonin hypothesis: inadequate amount between synaptic gap for effective transmission to occur. Drugs aim to increase
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Cystic Fibrosis: Description‚ signs and symptoms: Cystic fibrosis is a genetic disorder‚ which is acquired at conception and therefore present at birth. The disorder is entirely caused by one pair of genes. People with cystic fibrosis produce abnormally thick‚ stick mucus in the linings of internal organs such as the lungs and intestines. The most common signs are persistent coughing‚ excessive sweating leading to salty skin‚ huge appetite but poor weight gain‚ and pale‚ oily‚ very smelly faeces
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of interest that evolves into a challenging‚ yet rewarding‚ journey. My interest in science developed early in high school through the encouraging words of a biology teacher. That carried on in my undergraduate career when I decided to major in Biomedical Physics‚ a unique and small degree program‚ which helped me integrate my interest in physical science with medicine. It became evident that I was to pursue a career in the science field‚ and during my time in 4-H I discovered the desire to serve
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engineering when I heard one of my teachers saying "Everything in universe is engineering‚ even the rise of sun and flight of birds have some engineering behind." I got interest in Biomedical engineering as my career for life because of its unique blend of life sciences with the technical skills of engineering. Biomedical is among the most rapidly growing discipline with the most attracting area for research and development. My preferred areas of interest remained in instrumentation and electronics
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Developmental disabilities include epilepsy‚ fetal alcohol syndrome‚ cerebral palsy‚ and any other disorder occurring during the developmental period‚ in addition to intellectual impairment. These developmental disability syndromes are commonly associated with intellectual impairment. Also known as intellectual disability‚ intellectual impairment is characterized by severe cognitive deficits‚ generally relating to thought processes (FAQs on Intellectual Disability‚ 2013). Approximately 50% of
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