Temple University BS/MD Essay Question help

[asapshifty]

Hey guys,
I am applying to Temple Unversity's BS/Md program and I'm having some trouble on the second essay question. Here is the prompt:

• Identify one of the pressing healthcare issues facing the nation or the world today and discuss how you envision your future role as a health care provider helping to address this issue.
  

I have already written an essay, but I used access to health care as the issue. Now, I basically avoided answering how I would fix this problem, because as a physician, how can I realistically be expected to? My essay basically introduces this issue, then talks about my experiences volunteering and shadowing and seeing the neglect of certain health care providers. I talked about as a physician, how I would ensure that all of my patients would receive my full attention and care. What do you guys think would be a better issue to choose? I feel like all the pressing issues would be nearly impossible for a single physician to solve. And I don't want to start telling lies about how I would work for free or move to an impoverished country for the rest of my life.

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[Go_Pokes_11]

It sounds to me like you are bringing up the issue "access to medical care", but are answering the question why you would be a good physician. I advise you to either pick another issue or at the very least revise your answer because your discussion does not relate to the thesis; based off what you provided in your post.

 

[asapshifty]

It sounds to me like you are bringing up the issue "access to medical care", but are answering the question why you would be a good physician. I advise you to either pick another issue or at the very least revise your answer because your discussion does not relate to the thesis; based off what you provided in your post.

Yea I completely agree. I think I definitely need another issue that I could elaborate on about what I could do specifically as a future physician. Do you have any ideas as to what a good issue would be? Thank so much

 

[Go_Pokes_11]

I would do some internet searching to find one you can relate to in order to elaborate. One example that I could write about would be the stigma of mental illness. From personal experience with my own anxiety and a delusional family member I could write for ages on what needs to be done to bring the issue to light and work toward fixing it.

 

[814400]

Interesting point. Did you ever decide what to write about?