From the first day that I entered Mrs. Sterling’s tenth grade Chemistry and Biology class, I knew exactly which career I was destined for - the practice of medicine. During the first semester of class, I pored over every page of my textbook; I was fascinated and challenged by the structures and systems we dissected and discussed in class. Night after night, I stayed up memorizing the names of bones and muscles, systems and …showed first 75 words of 591 total…

…showed last 75 words of 591 total…can take the place of persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not; the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent. Great minds have purposes, little minds have wishes." I intend to apply my determination to becoming a great physician, that I might help bring physical and emotional healing to those in need.