Pathology Personal Statement

When I first entered college, I had thought that I wanted to major in Biomedical Sciences. The reason being, I was diagnosed at the age of 7 with Type 1 Diabetes. I was tossing around the thought that I was interested, possibly, in having a career that involved my disease in it. From being a part of this compass program, I have learned about many careers. Even though I learned more of what I do not want to do, it has helped me narrow down to majors that I am more interested in. I was thinking of still having the possibility of entering the medical field, but I am unsure. Learning about the different careers in the medical field and visiting labs has shown me that it isn't something that I am interested as much as when I first enter college. While I do want to be involved with my disease, I’m not sure if I want to have a career with it, but it could still be a possibility.

When I think of medicine I think of diversity. The medical field contains a multiplicity of individuals, culture, and exchange; exposure to the Guatemalan culture offers a plethora of experience that allows me to build on personal growth, educational enhancements, and the opportunity to make a difference. The availability of this program through the Jerry M. Wallace School of Osteopathic Medicine is a blessing as well as a prayer answered for the prospect to experience the world beyond the borders of the United Stares.

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Much of my interest was rooted when my grandfather passed away, as this experience allowed me to discover the field of forensic pathology. After his death I began to research career options in the realm of the dead, and forensic pathology peaked my interest. My career choice is not supported by my parents, who are persistent in convincing me to choose anything but what is truly my passion. They come from a place that I can understand, but not agree with. They came to America to ensure that my life would be comfortable.

Once I obtain a higher education during my college studies, I will be bound with responsibilities. I must use my newfound knowledge to my full potential by applying it to my life and those who are surrounding me. I will pursue my duty to society by giving back to my community and those in need because I am apparent of the struggles in a rural area. I am attending the University of Arkansas and majoring in Biology. Once I complete my courses and graduate I will apply for medical school at UAMS in Little Rock, Arkansas then continue my studies to specialize in oncology.

Many times, I have been asked 'why speech pathology?' and I found myself answering with rehearsed responses such as, "I want to help people" or "I want to work with kids." However, as I have progressed through higher education, my answer has changed. I decided to pursue a career in speech-language pathology because I wanted to impact lives. Throughout my time at SUNY Buffalo State, I have had the opportunity to work with a range of clients.

Throughout my entire high school career, I have always challenged myself and put forth my best effort. Now, I am ready for the next step and to further my education. At Indiana University, I plan on pursuing a bachelor’s degree in biology. With my biology degree, I would also like to double major or minor in Forensic and Investigative Sciences. After I obtain my degree, I want to go to medical school and become a forensic pathologist.

When I was in middle school I decided that I wanted to be a pathologist. I was fascinated with the human body and would always watch shows on TLC that pertained to the human body such as the operation. I loved to read murder mystery books and any type of books that had a pathologist or city coroner in them. As I got into high school I started to research college criminal justice programs that had a body farm. The more research I did, I realized that majoring in criminal justice would be the easy part.

My Dad is a consultant cardiologist and my Mam is a clinical pathologist, I remember when I was a child how my parents were working hard but I never thought about their motivations of working hard and what makes them feel satisfied despite all the stress they have faced during their career. But as I grew up mentally and educationally I begun to wonder how parents could work so hard every day and still enjoy what they are doing, then I realized that being a doctor is not like any thing else. Being a doctor means that your job is to help other people, alleviating their pain, see them smile and pray for you. Since that time I decided to work so hard to be able to enter the medical college. That was my first goal and I have successfully achieved it.

My life’s goal is to be a radiologist, working at a level one trauma center teaching facility. Being a radiologist at a teaching hospital allows me to not only use my knowledge to help others, but also to impart it on to future doctors as they make their way through school. To make myself more suitably equipped for the challenging role I have set in front of me, I have taken AP and Honors courses from my freshman year itself and have continued to increase them as a percentage of my workload each year. I have found the fast-paced nature of these classes and the in-depth nature of the topics covered to be inherently satisfying. Through the varied courses I have taken, ranging from Spanish Language to World History to Calculus BC, I have had a natural tendency to gravitate toward the math and sciences.

A question I have never really been asked before but always thought about was why I want to pursue radiology; I had to think hard on why I wanted to truly become one, but I soon found lots of reasons why this fits me best. I have a close family friend that is in this field where I have learned a lot of information about this field from that influenced me to be interested in this field. My junior year of high school we go to visit Dayton Children’s Hospital with a small group of students to explore more about the different opportunities that are there in the hospital. Ever since about freshman year I knew I wanted to go into the medical field because it interests me to help others when they need it the most, I really wanted to help young children

Throughout my life, there have been many experiences that have sparked my interest in biomedicine and in the healthcare Field. My initial experience that peaked my overall interest was my biology class was biology class my sophomore year of high school. This class not only expose me to the biomedical field, but it also revealed to me to my own passion for human science and medicine. It was the topic of DNA replication that really sparked my interest in the health care field. When reading about transcribing and altering jeans to help improve human life I knew I wanted to be apart of that process.

I admire how they can quickly identify any pathology in a gross specimen or through microscopy and found that pathologists really love their work because it is not only satisfying to correctly diagnose and help a patient, but it is also very challenging, which is something I look forward to about the profession. I learned the basics of how to identify gliomas and how to diagnose common skin pathologies such as seborrheic keratitis and basal cell carcinoma which have helped to strengthen my observational and analytical skills. From this experience, I understood how pathologists are leaders and great communicators working with lab technicians, staff and other specialties and

Being a son of a police officer and a member of a big family made me learn the importance of self-dependency and determination. Living in a house farm, I spent most of my summers helping my father and brothers growing the farm bigger and bigger. These days has polished my skills and developed my personality and made a big part of who I am now. Ten years ago, I embarked on my journey and have taken the first step in medicine. During these years, my interest in medicine has grown up and I was then certain, a respected doctor is what I want to be.

I’m Stephan Ursprung and I’m currently in my second last year of my medical master’s degree in Zurich, Switzerland. After my graduation in September 2017, I would love to continue my studies with a PhD. Radiological research and clinical radiology are of great interest to me. During my studies I especially enjoyed oncological imaging and the research, which made it evolve. I have been searching for graduate programmes, which would allow me to pursue research in this field and found the opportunities offered by the Department of Radiology at the University of Cambridge particularly appealing.