Personal Statement: My Journey To Become A Hospital
As the saying goes, “The journey is just as important as the arrival.” My journey began during my visit to the hospital at the age of eleven. I recall my visit was due my involvement in a car accident and was rushed to the hospital for care. I recall during my first couple of hours, I felt anxious and scared, but I left the hospital feeling happy and complete. I felt complete because it was through this visit that I knew what profession I wanted and that was to work in a hospital. At that time, I was not sure of what type of doctors there were, but I knew that I wanted to be a doctor who specialized in childbirth.
Two years after this incident, I left my homeland Ghana and traveled to the United States of American to complete my education. …show more content…
Unfortunately for me, that meant that I had to complete the second half of my senior year at a new school in a new country. Nevertheless, I felt very anxious, but excited as well as prepared to face the challenges that came with the move. In fact, I saw this as another opportunity to flourish my knowledge in learning about a new diverse culture and my dream as a doctor. During those two and half years I spent in Germany, I became much more confident in my dream to become a doctor. My confidence grew when I committed myself to volunteering with the American Red Cross and the United Service Organization. During my time with the American Red Cross, I volunteered with the hospital at the base. It was through this experience that I saw how hard working each medical personnel was and how passionate they were about their job, which in fact made me wish more to be like them. The United Service Organization (USO) is an organization involved with serving the army soldiers and their families stationed in Europe. Through this organization, I respected and admired how the soldiers put their lives on the line for others to live. This insight in a way made me realize that if they were willing to lose their lives for others, then I am more than willing to spend my lifetime in healing others, especially women in
Two years after this incident, I left my homeland Ghana and traveled to the United States of American to complete my education. …show more content…
Unfortunately for me, that meant that I had to complete the second half of my senior year at a new school in a new country. Nevertheless, I felt very anxious, but excited as well as prepared to face the challenges that came with the move. In fact, I saw this as another opportunity to flourish my knowledge in learning about a new diverse culture and my dream as a doctor. During those two and half years I spent in Germany, I became much more confident in my dream to become a doctor. My confidence grew when I committed myself to volunteering with the American Red Cross and the United Service Organization. During my time with the American Red Cross, I volunteered with the hospital at the base. It was through this experience that I saw how hard working each medical personnel was and how passionate they were about their job, which in fact made me wish more to be like them. The United Service Organization (USO) is an organization involved with serving the army soldiers and their families stationed in Europe. Through this organization, I respected and admired how the soldiers put their lives on the line for others to live. This insight in a way made me realize that if they were willing to lose their lives for others, then I am more than willing to spend my lifetime in healing others, especially women in