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Sample 3
I have taken the "scenic route" to becoming a physician, and my journey has served me well. Completing my senior year of medical school, I enthusiastically look forward to a residency in pediatrics.
During high school, I considered pursuing a career in medicine. I was an honor student and participated in many extracurricular activities, but lacked the confidence and commitment to attempt premedical studies. I set my sights on becoming a nurse practitioner. As an undergraduate, I did well academically in nursing, but found myself occasionally questioning whether I should redirect my efforts toward medicine. Believing the additional years of schooling would only delay my entrance to the "real world," I decided to complete my training in nursing.
After graduating, most of my work was in a neonatal intensive care nursery. Caring for critically ill infants was tremendously challenging and satisfying for me. While working alongside pediatric residents on a daily basis, I became more interested in medicine. It was then that I knew I had the desire, motivation, and confidence to study medicine and become a doctor.
Entering medical school, I wanted a career in a primary care specialty. I enjoyed my previous experience in critical care, but thought I would be happiest preventing illness and helping patients optimize their health. Upon completion of many core and elective clerkships, I reaffirmed my decision to proceed with training in a primary care specialty. I felt most effective in pediatrics and medicine and most fulfilled by the quality of doctor-patient relationships in these specialties.
Ultimately, I have decided to become a pediatrician; and my decision is multifaceted. I find the challenges and pleasures from interacting with children and participating in their development exceptionally rewarding. For me, studying pediatric medicine is more interesting than other areas of medicine. Furthermore, I want to work against common adult disease processes often initiated in childhood.
I seek a well respected pediatric residency program that places quality teaching as one of its highest priorities. The program should offer its residents broad clinical experience with a children's hospital as one of its major facilities. Additionally, the program should foster a cohesive and congenial working environment while supporting the residents in their individual career goals. My husband and I look forward to residing in a liveable and vibrant city!
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Sample Personal Statement for Pediatrics
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Sample 2
"One hundred years from now, it will not matter what my bank account was, how big my house was, or what kind of car I drove. But the world may be a little better, because I was important in the life of a child."?Forest E. Witcraft.
From summer camp counselor to teenage youth director, I have always loved being around kids?shy, screaming, laughing, unreserved, honest kids. My first real experience with children?s health care was as a volunteer and then later as a director of a free, student-run clinic for sick children?crying, shouting, coughing, miserable, angry children. I still loved it! There was purpose and challenge in trying to help the children in the clinic feel more like the children at camp. There was also joy and satisfaction in watching the transformation happen. The pediatric wards reinforced my feelings in realtime?Day 1: miserable child; Day 2: sleepy and shy; Day 3: laughing, screaming and running down the hall.
An equally rewarding aspect of pediatrics is preventive medicine. From immunizations and nutrition to improving body image and social development, this type of comprehensive care saves lives and changes lives. Unfortunately, not all outcomes in pediatrics are happy ones. Childhood morbidity and mortality are among the world?s most unfair and inexplicable tragedies. On the hematology-oncology service, I quickly learned that it takes more than a clown suit and squeaky toy to build trust and rapport with young patients?truthfulness, a listening heart, and lots of little visits slowly establish a therapeutic relationship. I discovered that comforting grieving parents and frightened young people is something I do well and find fulfilling.
In medicine our best educators are those we care for. As a new physician I will continue to learn from my experience in caring for patients. I am earnest and unrelenting in my study and use of evidence-based medicine. I believe every patient deserves the best application of my intelligence as well as the collection of knowledge gained from those who have come before us.
Working at UNC?s Center for Development and Learning, I saw how helping children and adolescents with behavioral and interactional problems could be one of the greatest challenges and joys of general pediatrics. For a number of the children we saw, child-focused therapies, though usually adequate, had failed, and my mentor?s watchword of "your family is your greatest resource" rang true. I learned that sometimes the best way to help children is to help the family, the most central and enduring influence on their lives. As a child advocate, the pediatrician?s domain should be the family context.
One of my greatest heroes is Dr. Leila Denmark, the oldest-known practicing physician in the United States. Her charge to me was, "As a future doctor people are going to trust you. Take time to find out what?s making them sick and teach them how to stay well. Never let the money of medicine or your own worn-out spirit turn them away. You have the ability to turn their world around." Today?s children will be tomorrow?s adults, and pediatricians have been given the sacred responsibility of impacting the outcome with early medical intervention and primary prevention. Along with Witcraft, I sincerely believe the "world may be a little better" by me being "important in the life of a child." I am looking for a program that will assist me in becoming a confident, proficient, and caring community pediatrician. In return, I promise to invest myself completely and wholeheartedly in my program and my patients.
Sample 2
"One hundred years from now, it will not matter what my bank account was, how big my house was, or what kind of car I drove. But the world may be a little better, because I was important in the life of a child."?Forest E. Witcraft.
From summer camp counselor to teenage youth director, I have always loved being around kids?shy, screaming, laughing, unreserved, honest kids. My first real experience with children?s health care was as a volunteer and then later as a director of a free, student-run clinic for sick children?crying, shouting, coughing, miserable, angry children. I still loved it! There was purpose and challenge in trying to help the children in the clinic feel more like the children at camp. There was also joy and satisfaction in watching the transformation happen. The pediatric wards reinforced my feelings in realtime?Day 1: miserable child; Day 2: sleepy and shy; Day 3: laughing, screaming and running down the hall.
An equally rewarding aspect of pediatrics is preventive medicine. From immunizations and nutrition to improving body image and social development, this type of comprehensive care saves lives and changes lives. Unfortunately, not all outcomes in pediatrics are happy ones. Childhood morbidity and mortality are among the world?s most unfair and inexplicable tragedies. On the hematology-oncology service, I quickly learned that it takes more than a clown suit and squeaky toy to build trust and rapport with young patients?truthfulness, a listening heart, and lots of little visits slowly establish a therapeutic relationship. I discovered that comforting grieving parents and frightened young people is something I do well and find fulfilling.
In medicine our best educators are those we care for. As a new physician I will continue to learn from my experience in caring for patients. I am earnest and unrelenting in my study and use of evidence-based medicine. I believe every patient deserves the best application of my intelligence as well as the collection of knowledge gained from those who have come before us.
Working at UNC?s Center for Development and Learning, I saw how helping children and adolescents with behavioral and interactional problems could be one of the greatest challenges and joys of general pediatrics. For a number of the children we saw, child-focused therapies, though usually adequate, had failed, and my mentor?s watchword of "your family is your greatest resource" rang true. I learned that sometimes the best way to help children is to help the family, the most central and enduring influence on their lives. As a child advocate, the pediatrician?s domain should be the family context.
One of my greatest heroes is Dr. Leila Denmark, the oldest-known practicing physician in the United States. Her charge to me was, "As a future doctor people are going to trust you. Take time to find out what?s making them sick and teach them how to stay well. Never let the money of medicine or your own worn-out spirit turn them away. You have the ability to turn their world around." Today?s children will be tomorrow?s adults, and pediatricians have been given the sacred responsibility of impacting the outcome with early medical intervention and primary prevention. Along with Witcraft, I sincerely believe the "world may be a little better" by me being "important in the life of a child." I am looking for a program that will assist me in becoming a confident, proficient, and caring community pediatrician. In return, I promise to invest myself completely and wholeheartedly in my program and my patients.
Sample of Pediatrics Personal Statement
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Sample 1
The most challenging and rewarding thing I have ever done is being a father. Completing medical school while balancing my studies and my family life is a very close second. Having taken the non-traditional route into a career in medicine, I have faced many challenges that I otherwise would never have imagined. Most significantly, fatherhood has taught me humility and thankfulness as my wife and I have nurtured our son from a newborn in the NICU into a creative and observant toddler. Similarly, the poverty and violence I witnessed in the lives of children in My Town, New Jersey is imprinted on my mind and heart. My Town is a city of 80,000, 35% of which are children, where 40% of families live below the poverty level. I am saddened by the violence and hunger that many of these children face daily. Still, I continue to be inspired by those that succeed despite these obstacles, and I have grown more dedicated to reaching out to children with unmet needs.
In light of my natural concern for children, , I was attracted to the enduring relationships that pediatricians enjoy with their patients. Having been the parent of a child in the NICU reinforced my interest. In the midst of this personally difficult experience, our family received comfort and support from our son?s team of physicians, nurses, and ancillary staff. I was left with a clear understanding and admiration for the affect that an attentive pediatrician can have on his patients emotionally as well as medically. My interest grew during the summer following my first year of medical school, when I was awarded a summer fellowship to research subcutaneous glucose levels in adolescents at risk for type II diabetes mellitus with Dr. Endocrine. Our findings were intriguing, and I had opportunity to present the results at the Student Medical Research Forum, and again at the Endocrine Society in 2003.
My clinical rotations have removed all doubt that pediatrics is for me. Though I have appreciated the educational opportunity that has come with treating adults, I have unequalled enthusiasm for my pediatric patients. I thoroughly enjoyed my pediatrics clerkship, eager to learn in the wards and clinics, and inspired to investigate further on my own. Rotating through the NICU, my knowledge and experience have continued to grow, and I remain passionate about my patients. I have increasing admiration for pediatricians, as I understand more fully the breadth of knowledge needed to treat the scope of unique and diverse pediatric illnesses. I look forward with enthusiasm to being a resident and the opportunity to focus my energies on learning and contributing to this dynamic field.
I am confident that I bring unique skills and strengths to pediatrics. As an osteopathic physician, my holistic perspective makes me particularly aware of the emotional, spiritual, and cultural components of health. Further, my inner city and residential treatment experiences have taught me how to interact constructively with kids and parents from various backgrounds. In these arenas I have also had opportunities to advocate for the needs of children with parents, teachers, and community leaders. I have taught and mentored children and teens, and take seriously the responsibility of being a role model and a community leader. My ability to communicate in Spanish allows me to gain the trust and respect of my Hispanic patients, who are sometimes hesitant to seek medical care, and who remain a large underserved medical community. Perhaps most valuable is my ability to empathize with parents. I truly understand the concerns and fears they feel for their children.
My goals in medicine revolve around the determination to provide comprehensive, compassionate pediatric care. I am looking for a categorical pediatrics program that will prepare me for clinic practice as well as acute inpatient care. I expect to continue to contribute to academic medicine through clinical teaching and research. My training should also equip me to play an active role in the greater community through advocacy and educational outreach. I would ultimately like to serve in a healthcare shortage area and lend my skills to organizations that bring their pediatric medical skills to third world communities around the world. Ideally my training would take place in a supportive, family-like environment within a well-respected medical center that serves a culturally diverse community. I am confident that with exceptional residency training I will grow into the kind of physician I would choose to treat my own son.
Sample 1
The most challenging and rewarding thing I have ever done is being a father. Completing medical school while balancing my studies and my family life is a very close second. Having taken the non-traditional route into a career in medicine, I have faced many challenges that I otherwise would never have imagined. Most significantly, fatherhood has taught me humility and thankfulness as my wife and I have nurtured our son from a newborn in the NICU into a creative and observant toddler. Similarly, the poverty and violence I witnessed in the lives of children in My Town, New Jersey is imprinted on my mind and heart. My Town is a city of 80,000, 35% of which are children, where 40% of families live below the poverty level. I am saddened by the violence and hunger that many of these children face daily. Still, I continue to be inspired by those that succeed despite these obstacles, and I have grown more dedicated to reaching out to children with unmet needs.
In light of my natural concern for children, , I was attracted to the enduring relationships that pediatricians enjoy with their patients. Having been the parent of a child in the NICU reinforced my interest. In the midst of this personally difficult experience, our family received comfort and support from our son?s team of physicians, nurses, and ancillary staff. I was left with a clear understanding and admiration for the affect that an attentive pediatrician can have on his patients emotionally as well as medically. My interest grew during the summer following my first year of medical school, when I was awarded a summer fellowship to research subcutaneous glucose levels in adolescents at risk for type II diabetes mellitus with Dr. Endocrine. Our findings were intriguing, and I had opportunity to present the results at the Student Medical Research Forum, and again at the Endocrine Society in 2003.
My clinical rotations have removed all doubt that pediatrics is for me. Though I have appreciated the educational opportunity that has come with treating adults, I have unequalled enthusiasm for my pediatric patients. I thoroughly enjoyed my pediatrics clerkship, eager to learn in the wards and clinics, and inspired to investigate further on my own. Rotating through the NICU, my knowledge and experience have continued to grow, and I remain passionate about my patients. I have increasing admiration for pediatricians, as I understand more fully the breadth of knowledge needed to treat the scope of unique and diverse pediatric illnesses. I look forward with enthusiasm to being a resident and the opportunity to focus my energies on learning and contributing to this dynamic field.
I am confident that I bring unique skills and strengths to pediatrics. As an osteopathic physician, my holistic perspective makes me particularly aware of the emotional, spiritual, and cultural components of health. Further, my inner city and residential treatment experiences have taught me how to interact constructively with kids and parents from various backgrounds. In these arenas I have also had opportunities to advocate for the needs of children with parents, teachers, and community leaders. I have taught and mentored children and teens, and take seriously the responsibility of being a role model and a community leader. My ability to communicate in Spanish allows me to gain the trust and respect of my Hispanic patients, who are sometimes hesitant to seek medical care, and who remain a large underserved medical community. Perhaps most valuable is my ability to empathize with parents. I truly understand the concerns and fears they feel for their children.
My goals in medicine revolve around the determination to provide comprehensive, compassionate pediatric care. I am looking for a categorical pediatrics program that will prepare me for clinic practice as well as acute inpatient care. I expect to continue to contribute to academic medicine through clinical teaching and research. My training should also equip me to play an active role in the greater community through advocacy and educational outreach. I would ultimately like to serve in a healthcare shortage area and lend my skills to organizations that bring their pediatric medical skills to third world communities around the world. Ideally my training would take place in a supportive, family-like environment within a well-respected medical center that serves a culturally diverse community. I am confident that with exceptional residency training I will grow into the kind of physician I would choose to treat my own son.