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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Caregivers help with many things such as: grocery shopping‚ house cleaning‚ cooking‚ shopping‚ paying bills‚ bathing‚ using the toilet‚ dressing‚ and eating. People who are not paid to provide care are known as informal caregivers or family caregivers. The most common type of informal caregiving relationship is an adult
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Informal Roles: Productive I took on the informal roles of a compromiser‚ gatekeeper and encourager during the group interactions (Connery & Vohs‚ 2006). In the compromise role‚ I offered suggestions and encouraged feedback from the group members on my ideas so that we could all have a chance to weigh in on decisions that were being made and come to a collective agreement on how we wanted to proceed. As the gatekeeper‚ I kept up frequent communication online with my group members when we did not
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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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I am interested in studying Criminology for the purpose of wanting to gain a detailed‚ deeper understanding of the causes and consequences of criminal activity. From a young age‚ I had always found myself captivated by documentaries and articles behind crime‚ asking myself questions like: “What made them do that?”‚ “What were they thinking?” and “Did they think about the consequences?”‚ and from an outsider looking in‚ the questions I often asked myself seemed inexcusable and unexplainable‚ that
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Although it is difficult‚ it is worth doing‚ because it allows students able to measure their energies and skills and accustoms them to using these skills more efficiently and with wider experience than ever before. The story of the 1960’s Space Race is a perfect illustration of why students should be pursuing challenging work‚ even when the benefits are not easy to see. Other than beating the Soviets to the moon‚ sending men there did not have obvious benefits for America. But in the
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frequently emanate from large factories owned by huge companies such as Monsanto‚ Shell‚ or BP‚ and from other sources such as gas stations‚ odor-emitting hot sauce factories‚ landfills‚ and hydraulic fracturing (fracking) operations. We also estimate personal exposure of individuals to carcinogenic and toxic chemicals from contaminated consumer products. Within the framework of environmental law‚ we provide expert testimony for cases regarding public nuisance theory‚ the Safe Drinking Water and Toxic
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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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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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