In 2007 I received my bachelor’s degree in medicine and surgery from the Arab Medical University. It was at this time I got the chance to work at the Tripoli Medical center where I was assigned to the department of cardiothoracic surgery. This sharpened my skills and understanding of medicine. I was an active member in attending conferences and lectures. It is also at this time I worked in the cardiothoracic intensive care unit for eighteen months dealing with patients, who were mainly adults with various cardiothoracic ailments.
The two years I spent working at the Tripoli Medical Center proved to be the core for my yearning to partake in clinical research in cardiothoracic surgery. However, as much as I learned how to administer medication to handle various cardiac and thoracic conditions, I felt that the time spent there was too short to give me a satisfactory measure as to how prolific I want to be in this particular discipline. Hence, in order to fully improve my knowledge and skill in clinical research, I desire to pursue a PHD program in science and specialize in clinical and basic science research.
I have become exposed to common cardiothoracic medication such as Inotropic and chronotropic agents, Vasopressors, anti-coagulants and anti-arrhythmic drugs. My interest in the technological advances in the the medical field is the main reason I believe that increasing my knowledge will help me alleviate the suffering and complications of patients undergoing cardiothoracic procedures! I strongly believe that grasping the knowledge in my degree will also help me become a part of the scientists who improve drugs while looking for new ways to cure diseases. At the intensive care unit, I learned how to operate various machines such as the hemodialysis, ventilator and and intro-aortic balloon counter pulsation in patient management. I also participated in volunteer campaigns to restore health to unfortunate people in the Southern part of Libya. I was also a volunteer in a program that taught fifth year medical students. Working at the cardiothoracic intensive care unit has introduced me to different kinds of patients with different backgrounds whether cultural or religious. Despite their background, I have realized that cardiothoracic problems are not issues to be ignored or to be brushed aside. I have realized that the world as a whole is not aware that cardiothoracic problems can be alarming. I am saying this because I have seen many patients die of cardiac and thoracic complications. I therefore believe that extensive research in this field will aid in managing these diseases. I have been in the United States since 2010 as I also continue to improve my communication skills in English. …show more content…
I have done volunteer work as an observer at the UC Davis Medical Center Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery with Professor Davis Cooke and Roy Calhoun. I helped maintain the research on the thoracic surgery database and I am actively participating in a study on how an academic center can move from open lobectomy to VATS lobectomy as an up-front therapy for early stage lung cancer, and maintain a quality resident operative education. Prior to this I was a Teaching Assistant at the University of Misrata from April 2008 to January 2010 where I prepared lectures for third year medical students and prepared pre lab tutorials, equipment and helped faculty members in the mid- term and final exams. As it is my wish to pursue my degree in the United State, I enrolled in the Master’s program at Wright State University Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology. In the fall of 2013, throughout my masters, I received an A grade in all my courses. Currently, I am working on my clinical and scientific thesis project which is about the correlation between extracellular microvesicles and exosomes concentration and the rate of wound healing detection and study of the role of macrophange derived microvesicles, fibroblast derived microvesicles, and endothelial pro generator cell derived microvesicles and exosomes. I am also doing clinical research at Kettering Health Network comparing the standard of care in the treatment of wounds which is Negative Pressure Wound Therapy (NPWT) and using standard of care plus a collagen based dressing called Oasis Ultra. In Wright State University I have been exposed to all kinds of exciting research techniques such as western blot, real-time PCR, ultracentrifugation technique to isolate microvesicles and exosomes, immunohistochemistry using double labeled antibodies and micro beads, nano
The two years I spent working at the Tripoli Medical Center proved to be the core for my yearning to partake in clinical research in cardiothoracic surgery. However, as much as I learned how to administer medication to handle various cardiac and thoracic conditions, I felt that the time spent there was too short to give me a satisfactory measure as to how prolific I want to be in this particular discipline. Hence, in order to fully improve my knowledge and skill in clinical research, I desire to pursue a PHD program in science and specialize in clinical and basic science research.
I have become exposed to common cardiothoracic medication such as Inotropic and chronotropic agents, Vasopressors, anti-coagulants and anti-arrhythmic drugs. My interest in the technological advances in the the medical field is the main reason I believe that increasing my knowledge will help me alleviate the suffering and complications of patients undergoing cardiothoracic procedures! I strongly believe that grasping the knowledge in my degree will also help me become a part of the scientists who improve drugs while looking for new ways to cure diseases. At the intensive care unit, I learned how to operate various machines such as the hemodialysis, ventilator and and intro-aortic balloon counter pulsation in patient management. I also participated in volunteer campaigns to restore health to unfortunate people in the Southern part of Libya. I was also a volunteer in a program that taught fifth year medical students. Working at the cardiothoracic intensive care unit has introduced me to different kinds of patients with different backgrounds whether cultural or religious. Despite their background, I have realized that cardiothoracic problems are not issues to be ignored or to be brushed aside. I have realized that the world as a whole is not aware that cardiothoracic problems can be alarming. I am saying this because I have seen many patients die of cardiac and thoracic complications. I therefore believe that extensive research in this field will aid in managing these diseases. I have been in the United States since 2010 as I also continue to improve my communication skills in English. …show more content…
I have done volunteer work as an observer at the UC Davis Medical Center Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery with Professor Davis Cooke and Roy Calhoun. I helped maintain the research on the thoracic surgery database and I am actively participating in a study on how an academic center can move from open lobectomy to VATS lobectomy as an up-front therapy for early stage lung cancer, and maintain a quality resident operative education. Prior to this I was a Teaching Assistant at the University of Misrata from April 2008 to January 2010 where I prepared lectures for third year medical students and prepared pre lab tutorials, equipment and helped faculty members in the mid- term and final exams. As it is my wish to pursue my degree in the United State, I enrolled in the Master’s program at Wright State University Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology. In the fall of 2013, throughout my masters, I received an A grade in all my courses. Currently, I am working on my clinical and scientific thesis project which is about the correlation between extracellular microvesicles and exosomes concentration and the rate of wound healing detection and study of the role of macrophange derived microvesicles, fibroblast derived microvesicles, and endothelial pro generator cell derived microvesicles and exosomes. I am also doing clinical research at Kettering Health Network comparing the standard of care in the treatment of wounds which is Negative Pressure Wound Therapy (NPWT) and using standard of care plus a collagen based dressing called Oasis Ultra. In Wright State University I have been exposed to all kinds of exciting research techniques such as western blot, real-time PCR, ultracentrifugation technique to isolate microvesicles and exosomes, immunohistochemistry using double labeled antibodies and micro beads, nano