Fast-forwarding to the year 1999, I sat in …show more content…
Much of my extracurricular time in medical school was spent in a canine lab researching a novel external ventricular assist device, a process which undoubtedly fuels my desire to develop groundbreaking methods in the field of cardiothoracic surgery. Residency allowed me to become technically proficient, while exposing me to a tremendous amount of vascular and cardiothoracic procedures, including endovascular …show more content…
I hope to be a technically masterful, confident, and safe surgeon, and my fellowship training should be able to provide an environment whereby I can achieve these goals. I look forward to obtaining mentors, learning innovative techniques, and improving my understanding on a myriad of cardiothoracic conditions. I envision my future practice consisting of mostly cardiac cases with the ability to also perform thoracic and endovascular procedures, and I desire to be performing clinical research throughout my career. Ultimately, I hope that my 8th great-grandchildren can look back with wonder and pride as to the accomplishments I made in the 21st century in the field of cardiothoracic surgery, just as I l reflect on my pioneering ancestors during the establishment of