My Path to Medicine
I am so excited to announce that I will be attending medical school at Wayne State University School of Medicine this summer 2021! I wanted to share with everyone my personal statement about why I chose medicine and why I want to become a physician: I felt shaky as I sang, “Buzz, Buzz, taper les moustiques. Buzz, Buzz, taper les moustiques.” The crowd of 50 wide-eyed community members greeted my performance with giggles—an off-putting response to say the least—and finally clapped and chanted along in French about swatting away mosquitoes. Soon we were all laughing together. I could never have pictured myself singing solo, let alone in French, in order to teach about the dangers of malaria. What started out as stomach-churning discomfort turned into a feeling of confidence, joy and acceptance as I realized that this activity had engaged the audience, led to a malaria discussion and ended with a swarm of questions. I do not sing, yet there I was warbling in a rural village in T...