In recent years, science has made many astounding discoveries which
prospered the world with better technology. However, I believe that more can be
done in the field of healthcare in neurology science as ageing had caused a
large amount of people to get dementia, causing the brain to malfunction. Being
a graduate in neuroscience of the International Medical University (IMU) in
Malaysia, I wish to be a neurologist in your hospital to fulfill the responsibility
of every doctor and to express study in neurological science through your
hospital’s research facility.
Knowing that the brain is the most complex organ of the body, it is
shocking that the brain is very sensitive where little changes in the activity
of the cells will lead to the alteration in the functioning of the brain.
Witnessing the effect of Alzheimer since I was small, it had been distressing
to watch the person you love deteriorate in front of your very eyes. This is
why I set up my mind to become a neurologist to help other people and prevent
them from getting the disease as I understand how the patient and their family
will feel about it and I will not want them to be through what I've had experienced.
Therefore, my life dream is also set which is to find a complete cure for
Alzheimer disease to prevent any of this from happening.
Being new to the medical industry, I believe that being in an
environment of professionals and experts, I would be able to gain and achieve
more knowledge in neuron anatomy due to the exposure of work done by the
seniors. This will help on gaining
experience by learning from the other doctors so that I can help my patients by
giving them better treatment and more efficient medicines. Also, by doing this,
it will be my first step to achieving my previously mentioned life dream.
In order to understand the busy daily work routine of the hospital, while
I was getting my medical degree in the university, I had been helping out my
uncle, Dr. Koh Wai Keat, who is a doctor in gerontology, during my term breaks
in Fatimah Hospital, Ipoh. Being given a place as a trainee nurse of him, I was
to follow him around the hospital and assist him in giving medical treatments.
Every day the routine was very tight where the doctor always has a line waiting
outside and even when there is no patients, the doctor is required to
self-study in order to catch-up with the newest medical news. Also, in cases of
emergency, the doctor must proceed or transfer other doctors to the emergency
room regarding to the case. With that, I've gained familiarity on some of the
general medicine used to treat common diseases, the infrastructure of the
hospital like how they communicate, how the system works and more.
As you know, gerontology is the field of medicine in the subject of the
specialization in elderly and in my 5 years of working as a voluntary trainee
nurse, I had been able to communicate with the doctor’s patient. At first, it
was awkward where I was a little shy while talking with them. However, after
some time, I became familiar with the patients and managed to understand their
backgrounds, and even how they feel about their treatment! Through this
experience, I can say that I have the ability to socialize with people,
understanding them thus making improvements through their comments and also
minimizing the confusion of the patients by letting them know their situation
better.
Being active in sports is also equally important at being active at
work. I captained a basketball team and played at club level, representing the
club in competitions and won quite a number of medals. Being in a team enables me to strengthen my
team-building skills as I had to learn how to lead my team into unpredictable situation thus making right decisions to be a leader and a noteworthy team
player. Raising awareness for good causes is also something I strive to do as
for the past two years, I have been one of the board members of a charity
organizations, giving talks, speeches, creating campaigns and also raising
money to help the people in need.
I am certain that I had made the right choice of selecting this hospital
to work in as I know that being in this hospital will help me reach my career
goals and I will be looking forward to face the challenges so that I will be
able to contribute to the world.
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