My dream is to go to medical school and become an OBGYN doctor so I can fulfill my mission to serve and provide great quality care to underrepresented women, especially black women and girls, locally, nationally, and globally. I plan to make a positive impact on the world by assisting in improving the lack of access to medical resources for minority women, but more in particular for black women and girls. Black women experience inferior health outcomes and disparities when seeking or getting medical care from non-black healthcare professionals. The lack of insurance, inadequate or nonexistent medical care, and ingrained biases contribute to the woeful health outcomes or poor health for black women and girls experience. I have heard some black women complain of the insensitivity, racism, sexism, and lack of empathy that Caucasian doctors have towards them. Many black women have reported that their doctors did not care and provided them a quick fix by performing a hysterectomy instead spending the time to find the root cause of their medical conditions. A hysterectomy is a life-changing procedure that can affect women’s ability to have children, have mental health issues, and find a partner. As a black woman who does have PCOS and was given this diagnosis at the age of 16, it is quite daunting and depressing to hear about the experiences and care given to other black women with PCOS. My personal experience, concomitant with the stories of these black women, in seeking medical care for my medical problems inspires me to pursue a career in medicine so I can positively impact the lives of various underrepresented black females. I intend to be an agent of change in female medicine to make substantial differences in the lives of these people locally and globally. I will volunteer in some local clinics to help provide health services to minorities, especially black females. I am in the process of securing placement in a medical clinic this upcoming summer where I will educate black women and girls on various ways to access healthcare resources and communicate their medical problems to healthcare professionals. Also, I will perform various tasks in the clinic, ranging from taking vital signs to doing health assessments. In high school, I volunteered in a CPR facility where I helped teach people, especially black women, skills to save the lives of their loved ones in case they experienced cardiac arrest, became unconscious, or started choking. I plan to participate in religiously based mission trips to various countries in Africa to help provide care to underrepresented black women and girls. I have been able to travel with my family to the countryside of third-world countries where I met people who seemed genuinely joyful despite having limited material resources. Being around these people inspired me to incorporate or emulate their positive outlook on life, a sense of service to others, a profound connection to nature, the importance of a spiritual connection to a higher power, and the desire to provide medical care to underrepresented people in the U.S. and other countries. My propensity for traveling, meeting, as well as connecting with people, and providing quality care and services to others will continue to guide my commitment to becoming a medical doctor so I can enhance the quality of care I institute for underrepresented minorities, especially black females.

The world is an interesting place. Everyone experiences their own challenges. However, some challenges happen too frequently that they become issues in various communities, nationally, or even globally. A change I want to see in my community, the United States, and the world is improving the lack of access to medical resources for black women and girls. Black women experience inferior health outcomes and disparities when seeking or getting medical care from non-black healthcare professionals. The lack of insurance, inadequate or nonexistent medical care, and ingrained biases contribute to the woeful health outcomes or poor health for black women and girls experience. The way I act locally to make a difference is by volunteering in clinics to help provide health services to minorities, especially black females. As a back woman who has accessed medical care for some medical problems, I uniquely identify with the challenges black women and girls experience in accessing medical care in non-black milieus. I am in the process of securing placement in a medical clinic this upcoming summer where I will educate black women and girls on various ways to access healthcare resources and communicate their medical problems to healthcare professionals. Also, I will perform various tasks in the clinic, ranging from taking vital signs to doing health assessments. In high school, I volunteered in a CPR facility where I helped teach people, especially black women, skills to save the lives of their loved ones in case they experienced cardiac arrest, became unconscious, or started choking. I plan to participate in religiously based mission trips to various countries in Africa to help provide care to underrepresented black women and girls. My dream is to go to medical school and become an OBGYN so I can fulfill my mission to serve and provide great quality care to underrepresented women, especially black women and girls, locally, nationally, and globally.