Zita Gloria INEZA TETA, Grade 12
UWCEA Moshi Campus
As a child, he was never one of the smartest. He used to do additional reading and writing assessments imposed by his mom in order to succeed.
Coming from a humble family, it was a dream becoming reality, when he got admitted to Yale university let alone the University of Michigan and Johns Hopkins medical school. He is a legend!
As an attending physician, Ben Carson was the youngest director of pediatric neurosurgery at Johns Hopkins hospital, at 33 years old. He performed the first conjoined twin separation in 1987 and is well known for his technique of hemispherectomy and the intrauterine shunt.
What makes Ben Carson a role model to me is not only his intellectual ability and his gifted hands. I am also fascinated by how hardworking he is and his interest in politics. As a person who struggled financially, the policies he proposes everyday to better the lives of those in underprivileged societies are outstanding. His work ethic and patience is what led him to succeed in an environment where black people were not supposed to be successful.
I like that even after his career in medicine, he continued his work to help those in need and advocated for his religious beliefs, ruling against absorption and proposing different housing policies that made a difference.
He also made sure to initiate the Carson scholars fund. A scholarship to help outstanding students in his community attend college. Ben Carson to me, is not only a successful doctor but also someone who remembers where he came from and tries to make the lives of the people, who are in a situation that he once was in, better.
I also aspire to become a good doctor. Not just a doctor but a fine cardiothoracic surgeon who saves lives, cares for patients and is always present for them as they go through the journey to recovery. I hope to be as great as Ben Carson or even be better than him. I want to overcome the barriers that prevent me from achieving my dreams. My economic background, my race or my gender. I hope to prove to everyone that people like me can also make it to the finish line.
Having someone to look up to in this journey is as important as the journey itself. Medical school is long, exhausting and challenging. Having a support system and people who passed through the same thing is going to help me overcome anything that will come my way.
I might not be as good as Ben Carson, but his journey inspires me to do better everyday. His enthusiasm and desire to succeed is what I admire and work on every day. I want to be as hardcore as he was and achieve good things in life. And I know that for that to happen, it is not going to be only the hard work but also the destiny. I am destined for greatness, that is for sure! I just have to work hard to get there
Image Courtesy: https://www.nytimes.com/2015/11/23/us/politics/with-ben-carson-the-doctor-and-the-politician-can-vary-sharply.html
Coming from a humble family, it was a dream becoming reality, when he got admitted to Yale university let alone the University of Michigan and Johns Hopkins medical school. He is a legend!
As an attending physician, Ben Carson was the youngest director of pediatric neurosurgery at Johns Hopkins hospital, at 33 years old. He performed the first conjoined twin separation in 1987 and is well known for his technique of hemispherectomy and the intrauterine shunt.
What makes Ben Carson a role model to me is not only his intellectual ability and his gifted hands. I am also fascinated by how hardworking he is and his interest in politics. As a person who struggled financially, the policies he proposes everyday to better the lives of those in underprivileged societies are outstanding. His work ethic and patience is what led him to succeed in an environment where black people were not supposed to be successful.
I like that even after his career in medicine, he continued his work to help those in need and advocated for his religious beliefs, ruling against absorption and proposing different housing policies that made a difference.
He also made sure to initiate the Carson scholars fund. A scholarship to help outstanding students in his community attend college. Ben Carson to me, is not only a successful doctor but also someone who remembers where he came from and tries to make the lives of the people, who are in a situation that he once was in, better.
I also aspire to become a good doctor. Not just a doctor but a fine cardiothoracic surgeon who saves lives, cares for patients and is always present for them as they go through the journey to recovery. I hope to be as great as Ben Carson or even be better than him. I want to overcome the barriers that prevent me from achieving my dreams. My economic background, my race or my gender. I hope to prove to everyone that people like me can also make it to the finish line.
Having someone to look up to in this journey is as important as the journey itself. Medical school is long, exhausting and challenging. Having a support system and people who passed through the same thing is going to help me overcome anything that will come my way.
I might not be as good as Ben Carson, but his journey inspires me to do better everyday. His enthusiasm and desire to succeed is what I admire and work on every day. I want to be as hardcore as he was and achieve good things in life. And I know that for that to happen, it is not going to be only the hard work but also the destiny. I am destined for greatness, that is for sure! I just have to work hard to get there
Image Courtesy: https://www.nytimes.com/2015/11/23/us/politics/with-ben-carson-the-doctor-and-the-politician-can-vary-sharply.html
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