Internal medicine

my internal medicine rotation, I found my niche. I discovered tremendous gratification in being with patients at the bedside, the challenge of managing multiple medical problems and keeping up with each individual’s health maintenance, and the privilege of participating in long-term care. Subsequent rotations in outpatient Internal Medicine and my internship strengthened my passion for Internal Medicine. During these rotations, I discovered a love for teaching. Whether clarifying a test result for a patient, pointing out interesting physical exam findings, or discussing the art of case presentations with junior medical students,…

Medicine is a field with incredibly vast variety of branches to choose from. From my childhood, I was highly interested in the field of medicine. My interest, hard work and health care awareness got me into the field of medicine. During my clinical rotation I participated in rural health camps under supervision of my professor. I witnessed the well-being issues engaged and in any way doctors change lives with treatment and patient education as well as distributing free medications gave me sense…

The integration of basic science with clinical medicine first caught my attention during preclinical physiopathology courses. It was however not until after a few months of clinical clerkship that I was able to fully appreciate the role of Internal Medicine as the backbone of medical sciences. I vividly remember how one of medical school mentors always told me that “an internist always investigates.” Internal medicine physicians rarely have the luxury of providing a quick cure for a relatively…

INTERNAL MEDICINE ESSAY It is not the symptom that defines a patient; it is the broad outlook. I remember my 22-year old patient who had generalized seizures associated with altered mental status and rapidly progressive weakness for all her four limbs. She had a history of seizure disorder that was being treated with medications and she did not have an episode for past 5 years. Her test results came back normal and we were unable to find the underlying cause for her condition. As the resident in…

school when I completed my physiology and biology courses. The complexity of the human body and its functions intrigued me, so I began researching more outside of the classroom. My uncle was a resident in Internal Medicine at the time, so I spent every spare moment I could in the hospital watching his every move. Since those times, medicine has grown from an interest into a passion. That drive grew exponentially through working in the hospitals during and after medical school. My intern-ship…

I am writing to you with reference to the Internal Medicine Residency Position in your program. I am highly interested in your International Scholar’s Program and I request if you can review my application as I have heard recently about this program and have applied lately. I had a wonderful experience with the Army Medical Corps, India for 7 years and got recently released on 5th March 2015 after completion of the contractual period. During my service as Primary care physician in the Army, I…

within a few minutes I was cured. My young perception of doctors was simple: Doctors are magicians who cure the illnesses with magic. I always wondered, “How did the doctors know exactly what to do to me to make me feel better?” It was a question that would fuel my intellectual curiosity towards the “doctor’s magic,” leading me to ask questions regarding these things, and exploration of every textbook related to the human body that I could place my hands on. Medicine fascinated me…a lot! And…

My passion for diagnosing and treating patients along with my strong work ethic came in handy during my one year house job after graduation. It was a challenge to work within meager resources in a government hospital, but I strived to do my best in managing patients. Giving proper time to my patients, educating them about their disease and dealing with their emotions was my utmost priority. The four month internal medicine rotation was the one I relished the most. The very first case allotted…

experiences that I feel compelled to work with children. In spite of this proclivity I have had towards pediatrics and the wonderful experiences I had with children in the past, I have come to realize that a career I cannot imagine a career without treating both adults and kids. A residency program that combines both Internal Medicine and Pediatrics will fuel my passion for medicine while allowing me the flexibility to treat both populations across a wide range of disease processes. For me, the…

Keeping all my personal and clinical experience in mind, I believe that ‘Internal Medicine’ is the right choice for me. I have always tried to make use of my inborn abilities for the benefit of others and Internal Medicine provides me an excellent platform for this purpose. Some of the applauding aspects of Internal Medicine are the opportunities for close patient contact and compendious care that it provides. It also enables a physician to be entrusted with expectations and agony of patients.…