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I was born in a small village called Ntonso in Ghana in West Africa. Life was without the basic social amenities like water, electricity, transportation and adequate health care. People died of their disease everyday before my very young eyes. The sick were left without hope and life expectancy was very short. People from my village had to walk or be carried over long distances to the nearby town to get medical care. Sometimes they would make it through the journey if they are fortunate enough, sometimes not. Infectious diseases like malaria and cholera gave no mercy to the poor, children, young and the old alike. Growing up in such an environment made me wish for a change. I had always yearned for a change wherever I am to contribute to reduce human suffering especially with respect t diseases and health, hence my desire to become a Physician. I deem it a privileged to see myself as a Physician now, partly as a fulfillment of a personal dream and as an individual who can make a difference in the community wherever I live. Though the conditions in which I live now are a far cry from the existence I dwelled in the past, I still feel the physician has an indispensable place in the world wherever they are.
Luckily today, with the help of on many from far and wide, Ntonso has its own hospital and clinics to take care of the hopelessly sick. I live in America now, and though, this country is well endowed, the physician still fills an integral part in the lives of people everyday. I am proud to be a member of such profession which works with all the other ancillary groups like nurses, technicians, therapist and others to make a difference, and I am zealous, confident, enthusiastic, hardworking to give the best care to the patients I come into contact with. I endeavor to keep myself abreast with the advancement in medical knowledge today, so as to render the best care to people I come in contact with. To me, hospital medicine should be a unique experience for both the physician and the patient right from admission to discharge, and with that in mind, I feel the physician is more than a healer, he or she is a friend in need, caretaker, a detective, an advocate, a teacher and above all, an example.
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| Western University of Health Sciences, Pomona, CA |
| Alameda County Medical Center, Oakland, CA |
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