AACOMAS Personal Statement

Our family takes a vacation every year. The destination would be somewhere in India, and my mother, father, sister, and grandfather will all be travelling. On one of these visits to Punjab, an incident happened that influenced my choice of career. My grandfather was unconscious and in pain when we arrived in Punjab by rail. I remember having a lot of questions as a 15-year-old – What actually happened? Is he going to pass away? My grandfather played a significant role in many of my earliest memories and experiences. He taught me cooking, fishing, and other skills. His vulnerability and dread uncovered mankind’s fragility, which made me extremely concerned. I realised that doctors were battling for my granddad’s wellbeing inside and out, from taking essential signs to performing a medical surgery. Luckily, the surgery worked out in a good way, and he eventually left the medical facility. I settled on the choice to concentrate on medicine after being moved by how they re-established my grandfather’s life through their commitment.

A short time later, I began to stress over my grandfather’s condition and considered how I could help. My mother suggested I go to a nearby yoga course after observing how anxious and tense I was. Despite my parents’ efforts to convince me to go, I gradually developed a passion for yoga and the idea that it can help us become more healthy and well-balanced. I became mindful of how interconnected the body and psyche are. This provoked my curiosity, and I found that doing yoga routinely furnished me with a quiet mind that permitted me to focus on my objectives. Due to these ideas, I wanted to utilise yoga and medicine to advance a sound life. Yoga and medicine can work together to produce amazing outcomes.

I offered to act as a yoga volunteer in my leisure time. I was able to interact with many kids as a result and realise the significance of kindness and compassion. I still recall Charles, a child with autism, attending yoga class and having trouble paying attention to the instructor. It was difficult to persuade him to stay seated repeatedly since he was easily distracted. When I noticed how unhappy he was with his efforts, I became disappointed and gave him more mentoring time. His mother often thanks me at the end of each session for taking the time to assist him and giving their family hope that he would live a normal, better future. Charles’s ability to recall everything I taught him years later strengthens my willingness to serve as a physician who attempts to tenaciously fight for my patients’ interests and offer medical services in addition to traditional medical treatment.

Throughout my entire academic and professional career, I lived by this idea. I had to complete a 4-month internship while I was studying medicine. In the state’s most renowned osteopathic doctor’s clinic, Dr. Roy’s, I had completed it. I saw how Dr. Roy interacted with his patients and how he tended to their nerves while embracing them and making sense of the treatment routine. I before long understood that the obligation of a doctor goes beyond utilising specialised skill to treat them; it likewise involves a pledge to recognise the people behind the clinical signs.

I learned the value of offering people both emotional and medical assistance through every event and interaction I had in my life. Through this, I may, in my capacity as a doctor, assist them in regaining confidence and going back to their regular, everyday lives. Osteopathy sprang to mind when I considered pursuing a specialty. In this area, patients are treated as whole persons rather than just as symptoms. My education has taught me that lifestyle choices have a significant impact on our health, and the profession of osteopathy is full of concepts along these lines. I discovered that this field was consistent with my prior experiences and beliefs.

I became keen on medicine after seeing my grandfather experience coronary failure. Because of my cooperation with different patients, my openness to medical services has expanded. No matter what the illnesses they were experiencing, I have discovered that as well as treating them, there must likewise be social help. As a future doctor, I intend to strive to treat my patients with sympathy and empathy alongside clinical treatment. I’m eager to start this demanding yet satisfying profession.