From a young age, I aspired to learn both more about Jesus and how to walk in my faith. Being a Catholic, I had a natural desire to help those in need in my community: from helping in food kitchens to beautifying the environment and sharing my skills of art and song with the elderly and young alike. I believe God has granted us gifts to equip us for the pressing moments we, or the individuals around us, may face in life. In highschool, I was fortunate to be accepted into the Kentucky Governor’s Scholar Program where I was able to experience and learn of the cultural differences in my peers across my home-state. It was not until I began volunteering at Crossroad Health Center, however, that I was able to witness a different side of differences pertaining to the hardships of the individuals in my neighboring communities.
With the aspiration of becoming a physician and being of the Christian faith, I naturally was inclined to join this program. In the first few weeks, I was able to experience first-hand the patients Crossroad helps. It was truly awakening. On the surface, these patients may look, act, believe, or come from backgrounds different than me; but beneath the surface, these patients are no different. We are all physiologically and biologically similar. It is through our experiences that shape us into who we are. Stepping into the rooms of individuals seeking care and hearing them describe their situations, I was able to hear the concern in their predicament, the joy in expecting new life, and the thankfulness for the physician’s thorough, wholesome approach. Conducting phone calls for referral orders, I am able to hear the gratitude in their voices for performing the simple, yet burden-lifting act of scheduling appointments and transportation. Yes, some days may be difficult with answers looming in a pit of questions, but through each day, each person, each circumstance, I am learning how to not only grow into a better physician (when the time comes) but a better person.
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