My choice of Medicine, as a career, stems from the immense satisfaction I gain from acquiring new scientific knowledge combined with a genuine interest in people. My commitment

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Rishad Awal L6Sa Personal statement My choice of Medicine, as a career, stems from the immense satisfaction I gain from acquiring new scientific knowledge combined with a genuine interest in people. My commitment has been reinforced through diverse work experience and a long standing ambition. Biology has developed my fascination for the human body further and I enjoy the logical nature of Chemistry.           To gain a better understanding as to what is involved in different fields of medicine I carried out work experience in the cardiac, orthopaedic and stroke wards at Queen Elizabeth Hospital over a period of three weeks. Following this, was time spent at ITU, which brought to life the
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use of modern medicines in life threatening conditions while often highlighting ethical issues. Accompanying a consultant physician in the course of his ward rounds for orthopaedic patients, I recognized the extra challenges involved when treating the elderly. The shadowing of a surgical consultant and visiting theatre was extremely eye opening and I was intrigued by the multi-disciplinary approach to patient care. Attending a specialist outpatients Cancer clinic gave me a brief idea about the essential follow up and palliative care required by patients suffering from such terminal illnesses and I now appreciate the nature of teamwork necessary to provide a ...

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