I follow the philosophy of Forest Witcraft concerning the value that I place on the lives and well-being of children. He declared that “the world may be a little better, because I was important in the life of a child."
From summer camp counselor to teenage youth director, I have always loved bein…
My interest in pediatrics was initially prompted by a formative experience during my rotation in this specialty. I was involved in a very complex case where a newborn patient had multiple congenital anomalies and was suffering from a cyanotic attack. Because of her critical condition, she was referr…
I was asthmatic from the age of five and was hospitalized several times. I observed the world and the adults in it as only a child can. I could see that some doctors and nurses did their job but no more, they cared for the other children and me but other staff also clearly cared about my family a…
I hold a degree in Electrical Engineering and, during my studies, became involved in work related to medical imaging, which was fascinating, and I saw as a possible future career path in this area of work. During this time, I also undertook some beneficial medically related research which has been p…
My interest in pediatrics was initially prompted by a formative experience during my rotation in the specialty. I was involved in a very complex case where the patient was a newborn with multiple congenital anomalies and a cyanotic attack. Because of her critical condition, she was referred to most …
I am a Latina doctor, initially from Venezuela. I recently spent eight years in Miami, where I have experienced first-hand how medical care in the United States is rapidly becoming multi-lingual, especially in English/Spanish. This brings me joy and gives me a driving sense of purpose, in working as…
I believe that there are moments in life when our paths alter course without our being aware of it. Some would call this fate, but I prefer to think that this is the calling that we wait for all our lives. In my case, it came at a very young age, but, nevertheless, the impact that it was to have on …
I believe that I have been very fortunate in my chosen career in so far as I have been given so many opportunities to prove myself a worthy physician. Ever since I graduated from the University of Nigeria six years ago, I have thrown myself wholeheartedly into my work with the philosophy that all my…
In my homeland of India, we cherish our traditional close-knit familial bonds, and I feel fortunate to have grown up with all of my extended family members around me. I will never forget the profound impact it had on me when my beloved aunt was diagnosed with leukemia. Her children, my cousins…
For nearly a decade, I have dedicated my academic and professional career to the pursuit of Medicine. While Medicine is my career and my chosen path, Pediatrics is my passion - where my heart lies. My education exposed me to many aspects and procedures of Pediatric medicine, but I found the most …
After enjoying every clinical rotation during my third year, I thought it would not be easy to choose a specialty, but ultimately it was an easy decision. By the end of my third year, I suspected that Emergency Medicine was right for me. This belief was confirmed on the first day of my fourth-year …
Growing up in Kazakhstan, I was fortunate to see and hear the praises my mother's patients had for her. I lost my beloved mother, a fantastic physician, to diabetes and pancreatic cancer. Her death by these terrible killers, made all the more intense by the inspiration and pride she instilled in me…
Wherever I go, I adapt, I learn the language, I volunteer, and I know. My education has taken me to three continents, and I have learned to speak three languages fluently as an adult. My practice of medicine has been a service that has been preparing me for a lifetime of service to our children.
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I strongly believe that the responsibility of a pediatrician is to literally take care of the future of the world. This is why I want to work as a pediatrician, in order to have a tremendous, long-term impact by taking an active role in the healthy development of children. I hope to bring my finall…
