Not A Foe But A Friend.

Everyone struggles to figure out with what they want to do as a career and have different ways of achieving it. For some, it is simple to see where they want to go, but for others, it is a struggle. I lay right in between the two paths because I know what to do as a career, but at the same time, I am still figuring out how get to where I want to be without skipping any essential steps to getting there. As of right now, I am attending San Francisco State University trying to obtain a B.S. Degree in Biology with a concentration of Physiology with a minor in Human Sexualities. What I plan to do after I get my B.S. Degree is to take a year off school and reflect on what is the next step after college life. When I do figure out the next steps, I plan to apply to UCSF, UC Davis, or Touro University in order to pursue my career as a naturopathic doctor. Another name for a Naturopathic doctor is a Holistic Doctor. These doctors use alternative methods, such as natural herbs or nutrition, to enable people to become whole within themselves. This link explains more about what a holistic doctor is and more details about naturopath: http://www.umm.edu/altmed/articles/naturopathy-000356.htm .

The reason why I am thinking about this path is because I have seen many of my family members get prescribed medicine that makes them feel weaker physically and mentally, and I feel that the doctors they are seeing are in the medical field for the wrong reasons. I want to be that doctor who has an influence in their life and makes sure that to not just be a doctor but someone they can always rely on and trust. Sort of like what we think of a friend. If being a doctor does not work out, I have two alternative careers that will still let me have a career in the medical field. One alternative would be involved in research about whether or not vaccinations and autism correlate with each other. A majority of my life, I have helped my mother raise my older brother. My mom strongly believes that the cause of his autism was from vaccine shots he got when he was about 18 months; helping my mother find the answer to why my brother has autism and whether his autism was caused by the vaccine or if it was just a coincidence. If you would like to read more about if vaccines cause autism, this link is about how vaccines do not cause autism: http://www.autismsciencefoundation.org/autismandvaccines.html while this link is about how vaccines may cause autism: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/06/11/vaccines-autism-controversy-why_n_1586898.html .

 Lastly, my last alternative would be becoming a physical therapist or anything to do with helping athletes. I was a former track athlete and the number 1 singles tennis player during my high school days, and I actually tore my lateral meniscus and suffered having shin splints. I went to physical therapy clinics for my meniscus since I had to get arthroscopic knee surgery. Whenever I was required to go to the physical therapy clinic, I never felt that it benefited me, and if I were to ever become a physical therapist, my goal is to make sure I help athletes like I was, get stronger so they are able to play their sport.

For me, I never had really anyone to trust with my medical needs; and my main goal for when I do pursue a career in the medical field is to help people and make sure they know that their life is in the right hands. Whether you see me in a hospital, in a research lab, or out on the field, in a physical therapy building, you will definitely see me help one person at a time; and that person someday, might be you.