Goal Achievement: Tell us about the goals you have set and your efforts to achieve them. Give at least one specific example that demonstrates your personal work ethic.

I am passionate about my work in health informatics, and I am highly interested in developing my skills and knowledge in this area. It has been my goal to become an expert in this field. My nine years of work experience spent in health informatics has been a great opportunity, and it has never ceased to inspire me, especially with the current changes and development in the law and the health care industry.

To demonstrate my goal of becoming an expert in health informatics, I have taken challenging steps to further my knowledge and skills. First, I devoted nine years of work experience in this field, including the technical experience. Second, I have pursued other avenues by completing all the certification tests in this field. My most recent certification, and the highest certification test for this field, was the Certified Coding Specialist (CCS), which I completed in March 2014. Now, I am completing my degree in health informatics.

2. My Motivation for Earning a Degree

My motivation for earning a degree in health informatics is driven, not only by my desire to advance myself professionally and academically, but also by my values in pursuing higher education. Despite the years it is taking me to continue and finally, to finish my degree in health informatics, it has never crossed my mind to stop pursuing my dream of obtaining my degree.

I came to America when I was six years old, and I saw my mother worked two jobs to support us, my older brother, older sister and me. Hard work has always been the theme of our household, and that it will give us better lives; however, my mother always reminded us that pursuing an education will even get us further. These words and values instilled by my mother continue to inspire me, and when I turned fifteen, I started my first job and I have never stopped working since then while I support myself through school.

Since I began working at the age of fifteen, I have never forgotten what my mother taught me and have driven me to better myself academically and professionally. I obtained my associates degree in health informatics, worked two jobs, and completed all the certification tests in this field. Nonetheless, I am still inspired and driven, and I am ready to pursue my undergraduate degree in health informatics.

Throughout the years of hard work, I continue to build my path in obtaining my degree in health informatics. At the same time, I am humbled by my experience. To earn my degree in health informatics is not only to better myself academically and professionally, but also to put the words and values my mother instilled in me into action.