Throughout my years of growing up, the medical field has strongly ignited an eternal curiosity that drives my efforts and focuses towards working to achieve my goal of making other people’s lives better. My family consists of a variety of healthcare professionals, like my grandmother who was a pediatric doctor, my aunt who is an Urgent Care doctor and my mother who works as a Nurse. They have provided me with the initial spark and the ability to exploring my interests early on in my life and learning more about the core missions of the medical field.
From that initial spark, I fueled that flame when I volunteered at the Cleveland Clinic: Hillcrest Campus as a Junior Volunteer. One of the most impactful moments during my time there was assisting in the Fear 2 Freedom and Celebration (of Survival) Event, a program that educates the community about sexual and domestic violence and creates aftercare kits of compassion for sexual assault victims. The program impacted me in a significant way because it showed that medical assistance is only a …show more content…
As described by the Rochester’s Dean of the School of Medicine and Dentistry, Dr. Taubman, “‘New knowledge and teamwork between scientists, physicians and others will open individualized treatments and cures that have, until now, been unimaginable.’” As an aspiring Rochester student, I deeply resonate with the principles expressed by the faculty, one in which innovative technology pushes the envelope for opportunities in patient care by physicians. Created by Drs. Engel and Romano, the biopsychosocial approach to medicine intrigues my interests and my goals as a physician to understand the entirety of a patient’s environment when considering care delivery options, rather than a highly narrow pathological approach to