My interest in Biomedical Science came about around four years ago when my dad was diagnosed with Non Hodgkin’s Lymphoma. He was treated with an intense course of chemotherapy and during this time it had me thinking about how and why a mutation in a cell can grow and cause a tumour and also how chemotherapy treatment can destroy the mutated cells (along with some healthy cells) and cause a person to have side effects such as skin discolouration‚ hair loss‚ loss of appetite and a lowered immune system
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Statement of Purpose |A patient whom I was caring for was in the final stages of dying requested a final task from me. The patient requested me to spiritually guide him in prayer as he knew | |that his time on earth was short. I was not prepared for this duty nor had skills that had educated me on how to pray with a culturally diversed patient. I was | |terrified but knew from my spiritual belief system how to pray for a human that was dying. I prayed with my patient and watched as
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STATEMENT OF PURPOSE I‚ xxxxxxxxx‚ an undergraduate student from xxxxx College of Pharmacy stand to make the following observations regarding my educational background and my future intentions. My domain for graduate studies in Pharmaceutics is to prepare myself for the long term goal of pursuing a career of teaching and research. In the pursuit of knowledge‚ I have always adopted a rigorous approach in order to attain an in-depth understanding of the subject at hand. Pharmaceutical Sciences
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STATEMENT OF PURPOSE Dream.Believe.Achieve. Every person who gets fascinated by the world’s advancements in technology try to get at least a brief idea on how the performance is impacted by just a piece of code. This piece of code penetrated into almost every possible industry and became an integral part such that the existence of the industry becomes questionable without the interference of Technology into it. Reducing the human effort‚ Technology places a vital role in the survival of mankind
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is rocket science. As I looked through the externship opportunities for this January‚ one stood out: Greenbelt‚ Maryland‚ NASA Goddard Space Flight Center‚ working with the systems engineering team for the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST). Among all the externships‚ this was the only one that matched my interests: aerospace‚ astronomy‚ and precision mechanical engineering. I’ve been following the progress of the JWST for years - I remember my dad handing me an issue of Popular Science and in it
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Incredible Years Intervention University of Maryland Baltimore School of Social Work Purpose Statement The purpose of this paper is to explore the intervention Incredible Years (IY) and its effectiveness on youth that exhibit behavioral and emotional problems. The program was designed by Carolyn Webster-Stratton‚ PhD to address these concerns. It is aimed at both prevention and treatment. This paper will outline the significance and the prevalence of emotional and behavioral problems among school
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“Vision is the art of seeing what is invisible to others” initiated my desire to study optometric sciences. I became increasingly aware of health disparities plaguing African Americans like myself. For example‚ glaucoma‚ this devastating disease present in my community ignited a self-sustaining passion to pursue a career in optometry. From this moment forward‚ I began to deepen my knowledge of optometric sciences through shadowing‚ personal research‚ and networking. As I commenced upon this journey‚
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have a dream‚ that one day I will be able to make an impact on the world. This dream began back at a young age once I started watching the Discovery Channel on television. While watching‚ I was particularly in awe of how boundless the discovery of Science is. At the age of seventeen‚ I read “Exploring the Biomedical Revolution” by Howard Hughes Medical Institute. For me‚ the most intriguing part of the book were the stories behind every great biomedical discovery. I felt privileged to have an in-depth
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My interest in science dates back to very early on‚ however‚ my devoted fascination in medicine didn’t come until I discovered an old hospital drama‚ “ER”. In my high school years I excelled in biology‚ physiology‚ and anatomy. When I was a sophomore in High School‚ I began taking Advanced Placement courses because I enjoyed the excitement of completing a difficult challenge. Although all of these courses proved to be great learning experiences I found the AP biology class to be the most delightful
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Lester R. Bittel said "Good plans shape good decisions. That ’s why good planning helps to make elusive dreams come true." A good plan helps us to stay on track with our goals‚ prioritize by what is the most important‚ and to take the appropriate steps to meet our goals and achieve that which we desire. In any field of study‚ and in life‚ having a good plan helps us to achieve our goals and to make us more successful in all of our endeavors. I have many goals that I would like to achieve over the
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