Personal Statement

For the rehabilitation floor, I worked towards providing high-quality care to patients in severe pain after numerous hours of physical and occupational therapy. Additionally, I volunteered in my community health center's patient advocacy department, addressing the needs of low-income families by connecting them to vital resources such as disability support, childcare assistance, and groceries. I aimed to be a holistic resource, improving their overall well-being and leveraging public health policies and programs, such as WIC, for the benefit of my community. These experiences solidified my conviction to pursue a career as a

I learned what is involved in the admission process and referring a patient to a facility that will provided the proper level of care. Overall, these situations have showed me how easy it would be to find myself in a situation due to fear of creating a crisis or fear of a particular populations. I have confidence in my abilities; however, I understand that mistakes happen and the best way to avoid ethical dilemma is to seek supervisions and make decisions that would benefit all

She did not only want her profession to be different from her families, she wanted to make a difference in her community. One way she saw she could do this was in physical therapy. She knew she could impact the lives of many with physical therapy. It was calm, Monday evening as we sat down at her kitchen table

I’m currently a student at San Joaquin Valley College, working towards becoming a certified medical assistant in which I have proficiency in typing skills and accomplished CPR and HIPAA certification. My passion is the medical field where I can assist the needs and services of others while being able to connect and create a comfortable environment for patients. On an interpersonal level, I excel as a conversationalist to personalize each interaction I encounter. With previous volunteer work for organizations, I’ve come to realize I strive in wanting to make a positive difference in people’s lives and hope to one day be able to do it on a daily basis. Making a difference in people’s lives at times can take the littlest effort and in doing so

Most individuals have a defining moment in their lives, where they know where their life is headed. Pursuing a degree, as a physician assistant for me did not happen in a single moment but a collection of moments. My mother’s battle with heart disease, a father collapsing on the ground unresponsive, watching first hand the initial incision of an ACL reconstruction to the head of an academic program suggesting a masters in physician assistant. An accumulation of these moments has driven me to unite my interests to accomplish and contribute more to healthcare. Throughout my physical therapy assistant program, I excelled but not due to pure intelligence.

However, I was even glad that she was able to give me an insight of how my future life will be like. She was also able to make me more interested in becoming a PTA. I want to bring hope to patients, just like she does. I want patients to feel like they matter. I want to be there for patients who suffered from stroke, dementia, and those who are rehabilitating from broken bones.

Field Experience: Interview Rationale: I chose to interview my grandfather about his experience being the primary care-taker for my grandmother since she had a stroke roughly two years and eight months ago. The reason why I chose to do this is because while I’ve talked to my grandmother about her experience many times, I have never spoken to my grandfather about what it is like to be in the position in which he is. I have had experience with stroke survivors before after I had volunteered with the speech therapy department at a rehabilitation facility in Harrisburg, PA, but I was interested to see what it is like for the people who take care of these individuals. I imagined it is hard for my grandfather; however I learned a lot about his duties

Struggling previously in entering college, I have grown to be more focused and be confident in deciding a career. Learning about different theories and practice skills have enhanced my ability to work with clients. Currently I’m internship at AHRC Bronx TBI program have furthered my desire to want to gain more knowledge in the field. As an intern facilitating educational groups to traumatic brain injury individuals has been challenging while being rewarding. Observing the resilience of having a brain injury and the strength to continue after experience

After high school, Kerri traveled away to college to Texas Christian University, where she received a bachelor’s degree in psychology. Then she received a Master’s degree in occupational therapy from Washington University. Later on, she pursued a PhD in movement science from Washington University. Currently, she is an assistant professor in the occupational therapy program at her alma mater, Washington University. She teaches an introductory course on assistive technology, along with mentoring students and conducting research.

I decided to apply to University of Pittsburgh for several reasons. I am attracted to the University of Pittsburgh’s interdisciplinary approach to psychology and the outstanding faculty. Particularly, the strong focus of the Biological and Health area of emphasis is one that meshes well with what I am looking for in a program. In researching University of Pittsburgh’s Psychology program, the work of Drs. Tristen Inagaki and Peter Gianaros particularly piqued my interest.

At Penn, I will continue pursuing my academic interests in business, psychology, and French. Penn gives students the freedom to choose multiple concentrations while also engaging in interdisciplinary studies. The unique feature that differentiates Penn is that the university offers such a breadth of study without sacrificing depth, a feature many other schools lack. While getting my bachelor of science in economics from Wharton, I will concentrate my studies on both finance and behavioral economics with a minor in consumer psychology while also enriching my cultural understanding of France by spending a semester of study abroad.

Although I am not majoring in psychology, having an understanding for human behavior and why people do the things they do is something that interests me. This understanding will potentially make it easier to bond with new people, while making it easier to tolerate and work with others. Another goal I hope to achieve in this class is to be able to identify the relevance of psychological principles as they relate to personal health, gender, adjustment, and developmental issues (PSY 102 Course

I personally would like to learn from psychology on how people think and behave. I find that is an interesting topic to learn about, because it gives me a better understanding on why people do the things they do and what trigger them to behave the way they do, mentally, physically and emotionally. Not only that I would like to know how people think, but, I would also like to learn how I personally think, and have a better understand on why do I behaved the way I do. There are many questions that I have about myself and I hope that I could learn more about myself through psychology such as, what caused me to act the way I am?

I believe my experience would reflect me positively to succeed at Penn State. One of the apparent characteristics of Penn State University is its cultural and educational diversity. Through my experience, I have learned how to embrace individual’s cultural and educational differences. My experience helped me to break the stereotypes, all the closed thoughts and minds. I cannot know every single detail of somebody else even if I am very intimate with the person.

Many influences have shaped my decision to pursue Clinical Laboratory Science as my career field, from personal interests to academic experiences. For as long as I can remember, science and mathematics classes have fascinated me. Being able to apply the skills I have obtained from my numerous courses  to work in an exciting and rapidly-moving subject area has furthered my desire to work in a clinical laboratory setting, and knowing I might have the opportunity to work on highly relevant issues facing society has solidified that desire. My passion for science and math promoted my involvement in undergraduate research, as I am currently working on a research project investigating the Epstein-Barr virus. EBV was the first virus discovered to cause