RESUME

Why do I want to be a doctor?
Having a cold has got to be one of the most frustrating things ever. Not being in control of your body, you can’t breathe, and you are just so tired, but luckily, after the fifth day, you are all good. We can only wish every illness could go away that easily. The world works in a sad way. You wake up and lose a person who has great value to you, and you lose yourself to disease. My country, Ethiopia, is a very traditional, cultural, and religious country. Most people are herbalists and view going to the doctor as a last resort. One of the biggest things I love about my country is that all the herbs we take, mix, and boil are very effective. They don’t treat symptoms; we understand that is our body’s way of communicating with us. We tend to focus on what the cause of it is. When I came to the US, I knew I wanted to be a medical doctor, but I was truly disappointed to see how horrible health care is. I have been on the dark side of medicine, the side where you lose people, the side where you trust your doctor and they don’t prescribe the right medicine, and the side where a doctor doesn’t even want to see you because you are an international student with no insurance. I want to study osteopathic medicine in the future, not only because I want to help a people but also because I’ve seen what it feels like to not have any help from a person you have faith in. I want to be on the other side of medicine and help people; I know I might not solve cancer, or anything for that matter, but at least I would bring joy to my patients. I will spread hope and I will do everything in my power to help the person instead of the hospital I am working at.