I Am Applying For The Mayo Clinic

FlexMed will afford me the opportunity to gain more theoretical and practical skills in global health and health policies and enhance my future career as a doctor devoted to the quality of healthcare in the developing world. Should I be selected for the FlexMed program, I would change my major to Public Policy Analysis/Biology, a special major that would offer me the opportunity to intern at a local public health institution during the fall semester of senior year. I hope to focus on the health issues of underserved populations in LA and develop projects with MEDLIFE Claremont to address the issues. In addition, I plan to learn Thai and go back to Thailand during a summer to start a health education program in the school I volunteered with last summer. The program would primarily focus on sexually transmitted diseases in response to the new rise in HIV/AIDS cases among young people in Thailand. Because of the flexibility the program offers, I am also interested in studying abroad in Copenhagen, Denmark as a junior to study the health system in Northern Europe.

The medical field is a career path that brings about many options and opportunities of great value. The noble idea of being a doctor tends to cloud the diligent studying and precise training that is actually required for this career. I have wanted to become a doctor since a very young age, and now that the opportunity is here for the taking, I have fully researched what it takes to succeed in this profession and various specialties of the practice. The road to a medical degree is one filled with thousands of notes, years of schooling, and many stressful nights, but the reward is one incomparable to any other. Saving people’s lives on a day-to-day basis has been one of my dreams for as long as I can remember, so the rigorous curriculum

For as long as I can remember, I have always been interested in pursuing a career in the medical field. These interests were most likely brought to life from my desire to want to help people and learn more about the human body. The experiences I’ve had throughout my life have brought me closer to the belief that I can one day make a difference in the world through medicine. All though I am not completely decided on what I would like my future career to be, I have been able to narrow my options down to a few of the many choices available.

I am applying to the MD/MPH program after experiencing four years of undergraduate coursework to receive a degree in public health. The coursework as an undergraduate greatly drew my interest to things such as epidemiology, microbiology, environmental health, and global health. I was introduced to the importance of population health and preventative care, as well as the social aspects of health and the disparities stratified across populations. I believe that the rigorous undergraduate coursework I completed exemplifies my competence in terms of public health and suitability as a candidate for an MPH. I also had opportunities to have real-world experience related to public health, more specifically I have worked as an infectious epidemiology

Next, science is the light that keeps us out of the dark ages. If science did not evolve, we would have many unanswered questions related to real life, die with terrifying diseases, and starve without hygiene and nutritious food. Because science has an impact on every aspect of our lives, I am eager in exploring this immense field of study and improve society through healthcare. When it comes to STEM field and school, on top of maintaining good GPA and grades, I devote my time well to my extracurriculars. Starting 7th grade, my passion for opting the medical field has strengthened due to my influential pediatrician. This enhanced drastically as I started gaining many volunteering and shadowing experiences throughout high school. As a freshman, I started taking advantage of majority of the opportunities around me like joining HOSA (Health Occupations Students Of America), Steminism, NHS, UPMC Passavant, Senior Living Facility. Covering a wide range of areas in healthcare-- volunteering/shadowing a geriatrician, pharmacist, nurse, surgeon and more-- solidified my aspiration. However, when I think about the medical field, clinical is not the only side. Research plays a huge role in medicine because without this, we would have inadequate knowledge about science and also would not have access to all these sophisticated treatments. Bayer School Scholars Program is a great opportunity for students like me to

I am interested in the Summer Intensive Health Scholar Program because I want to get expose to the hospital’s environment while helping patients. I want to be able to see how to learn and cope with patients with different background and culture than my own. I know that different patients deal with their daily life problems differently, especially at the hospital. This is because the patients’ live can be at the most difficult time period since they are dealing with their illnesses and are trying to recover from them. I want to learn from the patients and use the knowledge and experience that I am going to learn to help preparing for my future career in the healthcare field. Also, I want to see how doctors, nurses, and other health care professions

My ambition in life is to be a Physician Scientist, someone at the fore front of medical innovation particularly in the field of Neuroscience. An accelerated 7-year combined BS-MD program is an apt choice for my goals and ambitions. After having gone through almost two years in college and having taken part in various clinical and research experiences, I have lost any doubts others my age might have in my goal of being a physician in academic medicine in the future; with my lack of indecisiveness comes my decision to aim for the BS-MD program.

that I decided to do my residency training in the USA. Working closely with the

I am the ideal candidate for the Mayo Physicians of Tomorrow Program because of my unique perspective on medicine because of my diagnosis, my unusual experiences and subsequent trainings, and my desire for an unfiltered exposure to the medical field. My perspective has ignited the passion that I feel toward medicine and affirmed my conviction that I will be a physician. This program offers an exceptional opportunity for me to further research, understand, and embrace my dream. Additionally, the program has the added potential benefits of endowing me with skills, experiences, and the medical school application aid that will drive me to serve and help others, much like I needed it years ago.

This fellowship program would allow my interest in research to flourish and, at the same time, allow me to develop personal connections with the patients I care. Eventually I aspire to a career in academic medicine, which will allow me to reach my full potential as an educator and researcher. Academia allows for a continuous exchange of ideas and interaction with other learned colleagues, thereby enabling me to keep up to date with, and possibly contribute to, new advances in medicine. By engaging in such activities at an academic institution I also hope to pass on my knowledge to upcoming fellows, residents and medical students. As someone who has always been hardworking and goal-oriented, I am looking forward to beginning my fellowship. My

My involvement in research has been instrumental in my decision to pursue medicine. Research projects not only taught me crucial attributes like persistence and resilience but also gave a purpose to my future as a clinician. Pursuing projects like Perileve and OtoScreen introduced me to the need to create inexpensive healthcare systems through innovation. My mission is now to continue on the path of research to promote accessible quality healthcare for all.

Fueled by an interest in research, I received a scholarship for Ph.D. studies after medical school. Life events interrupted this journey, making it necessary to move from cities, and even countries. I made an unthinkable move to Australia, right after being promoted at the university. Each change has required patience and persistence, forcing me to look beyond hurdles and seek opportunities for growth. As a foreign medical graduate, in two countries, I have had to prove my skill as a physician and my specialist fellowships in both the U.S. and Australia substantiates this. Through every stage of my training and academic career, I have sought out opportunities to further my understanding of the science behind the practice of medicine.

I had the pleasure of interviewing at MCW over the 2013-2014 cycle, following which I was put on the waitlist. An amazing firsthand experience learning about the school from faculty and students ensured my reapplication. My self-directed and hands-on learning style perfectly complements the Discovery curriculum centered around early clinical exposure. An inclination towards research has had me involved with research projects throughout college, and the clinical research pathway will allow for further pursuit of these. Growing up in India and spending a few summers in an underserved area in Minnesota has exposed me to a vast patient body and problems in access to care. I want to work towards transitioning healthcare from a privilege to a right,

During sophomore year of high school, my chemistry teacher presented me with the opportunity to apply for the Stanford Medical Youth Science Program at Stanford University. I was excited to hear about a summer program where I could explore the wonders of the medical field and gain firsthand experience working at a hospital. Along with my enthusiasm, I also felt some apprehension because finals week was approaching, and the application process called for six essays and multiple interviews. Another concern was that this program had an acceptance rate of only five percent, and it was possible that the time and effort I put in would not be rewarded. Despite the obstacles, I knew the program was a great opportunity to learn about medicine, and I decided to apply.

For me, scientific research was like a drug. The more I immersed myself in it, the more my mind wanted it. Before I knew it, I was an addict. But, instead of experiencing the negative side effects that coincide with substance abuse, research has been a long-lasting positive journey of discovering who I am and how the world around me functions. Being a first-generation college student, the pressure for pursuing a career in medicine was high. Despite my passion for biology and science in general, I knew early on that becoming a medical doctor was never an option for me because I lacked the passion for that career path. Luckily, I was fortunate enough to stumble into thrilling research experiences that, over time, ignited to everlasting