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Adelle Iusim

Personal Statement

Saving a childs life is the most rewarding experience one can have. I have always wondered what it would be like to see the look on the face of mother after helping save her childs life. In my life there has been no greater reward than helping those that are in need of assistance. Anytime I have helped anyone; my mother, my friend, a stranger I felt that I was doing something truly meaningful to another human being. ver the summer of !""# I was able to visit $ruguay %my parents birth country& and observe the medical and health system there. 'hile working in (ospital )aciel in )ontevideo, $ruguay I was able to experience firsthand an international perspective to the realm of public health. *ot only was there an extreme lack of health knowledge in $ruguayan society but there were also key fundamentals missing in the infrastructure of their health education. ne of the main missing fundamentals is a complete lack of medical information for the patients. )any of the routine procedures that are performed here in the $nited States are neglected or not consistently performed in $ruguay. +ompletely preventable diseases like colon cancer and heart disease are rampant in $ruguay because of a need for a more active preventative health campaign. ,ogether all of these missing factors struck me cold. I believe that there is a lot of room for improvement in the realm of public health for the people of $ruguay, the $nited States and the world. ,he Suny -ownstate .ublic (ealth program will help me make an impact on the overall health of society through its core curriculum, like epidemiology and urban

health, and through its collaborative arrangements with hospitals and other public health organi/ations. 0urthermore, S$*1 -ownstate will allow me to pursue my personal interests in the prevention of obesity as a societal epidemic. +ommencing at a young age I have been a very active individual participating in soccer, gymnastics, dance and ,aekwondo. ,ogether these experiences taught me to value exercise and the positive effects it can have on the body and mind. I believe that with the help of the education of public health program at Suny -ownstate I will be able to better educate society about the harmful effects of overeating and under exercising and make a large impact in the area of obesity and body weight regulation )y other ma2or involvement in the health arena has been as the former vice president of the Student (ealth Alliance at +ornell %S(A+&. ,hrough this position I have been able to take an active role in the public health of our campus community. ur maga/ine, the Student 3ody was able to provide information about health related issues and concerns that were at the forefront of the students on campus. S(A+s alliance with the +ornell health center provided an outlet for reaching the broader community of Ithaca and informing them about various health problems. Students and town residents had been previously misinformed on topics such as heart disease, diabetes, obesity and preventable cancers, however, with the help of the +ornell health center we were able to spread awareness and provide more accurate information about preventing these diseases. 'e also undertook campus wide health pro2ects by addressing concerns like winter weather disease prevention, S,- and S,I prevention, and nutritional health. ,hrough my activities on campus and in $ruguay I have been able to do only a fraction of good for our society. I hope to assist society in a more active role by

participating and providing solutions for larger health problems. I expect that by fusing my past public health experiences and my future education in the biomedical science program I will be able to further my knowledge of more advanced biology and biochemistry and better prepare for medical school. I would like the masters in biomedical science program to be a gateway into medical school. I think that the master of biomedical science will give me a wonderful opportunity for a gap year. *ot only will it greatly strengthen my credentials for medical school but it is the perfect program to enhance and perfect my skills as a scientist and a researcher.

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