spending time with my younger brothers to working as a summer camp counselor‚ I had always loved interacting with children. As I reflect on past experiences and hopes for the future‚ it has become clear to me that pediatrics will allow me to realize my personal and professional dreams. The field of pediatrics is diverse and challenging. During my clerkship rotations‚ I admired the amount of knowledge and level of understanding required by the attending physicians to accurately diagnose and treat patients
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My fascination with research began with my father. Over a decade ago‚ he suffered a “widow maker” heart attack. Thanks to the prompt medical care he received at the hands of skilled physicians‚ he survived. Since that day‚ I have curiously observed as my father’s physicians have worked to scientifically and strategically optimize his health. My father’s ongoing journey has been an inspiration for my career as well as my research interests. It has been a privilege applying the lessons I have learned
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Sitting next to my orthopedic surgeon‚ I anxiously awaited the radiology report‚ as it dictated my next move. The 26 bones that I broke throughout my training to become a national level gymnast provided me with many of these moments‚ which planted the seed for a future career in radiology. While this realization did not surface until my fourth year of medical school‚ I think it reasonable to say that gymnastics influenced my decision to choose radiology. The realm of radiology encompasses several
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service to those who need it most. Volunteering increases my overall life satisfaction and I feel good about helping others. This has allowed me to engage with the community‚ creates special bonds with each individual. I have learned and enhanced my personal knowledge‚ grew from new experiences‚ and developed better interpersonal communication skills. Community is about growing with others. I grew up surrounded by a culturally rich and loving communities which has shaped my identity and pride
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UC Personal Statement Growing up as a child I never really had worries. The only worry I had was who would beat me to the monkey bars during recess. I had what I like to call the most boisterous childhood I could ever ask for. No problems seemed to head my direction. Obviously‚ I was a child what could possibly go wrong? Young kids don’t actually start understanding certain things until they are about 11 or 12 years of age‚ but me I knew the exact words that came out of the lady I would call my
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The advice that was given to me about writing my personal statement is that whatever I wrote‚ it must be a statement that came directly from the heart. I’ve found that in order to do this‚ I must actually write about my heart. When I was born‚ doctors discovered that I had a ventricular septal defect. The defect needed to be repaired‚ or I would have been wheelchair-bound and not lived past my fifth birthday. The experience of my heart surgery was not only life-altering for me‚ but for my parents
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Unit 2 Assessment Assessment You should use this file to complete your Assessment. The first thing you need to do is save a copy of this document‚ either onto your computer or a USB drive Then work through your Assessment‚ remembering to save your work regularly When you’ve finished‚ print out a copy to keep for reference Then‚ go to www.vision2learn.com and send your completed Assessment to your tutor via your My Study area – make sure it is clearly marked with your name‚ the course title
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A CRITIQUE OF FRED W. RIGGS’ ECOLOGY OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION Wen-shien Peng ABSTRACT Parsons once said that sociologists all critique Max Weber‚ but no one can do social research independently and scientifically without referring to Weber’s theories. By the same token‚ those who study comparative public administration will inevitably find reason to critique Fred W. Riggs’ “fused-prismatic-diffracted model”‚ but in conducting research‚ no one is free of Riggs’ influence. From the perspectives
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between the people and officials‚ public opinion surveys‚ media campaigns‚ etc. No policy can be made in an disorderly manner‚ so if the information which is needed to decide on a new policy is not correct‚ no planning can be made. For example‚ if a policy must be made which involves the standards of schools‚ research surveys must be done in all the schools of the state. This must then be interpreted and evaluated correct by the person or persons doing it. 2. Public Policy In any society‚ governmental
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Fifteen years after graduating from medical school‚ I see myself as a virtuous neurosurgeon in a teaching hospital. I am certain that teaching the art of medicine is a meaningful‚ noble act that will be a pleasure to do. Even when I envisage it today‚ the notion of playing a role in the future of health care and specifically neurosurgery is a concept that thrills me. Ever since I have studied the nervous system in my freshman year psychology class‚ I have been amazed by it. I was intrigued to such
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