If you know me well, you know this is pretty much my plan for after medical school, so I have put a lot of thought into this subject! I want to participate in a program like Doctors without Borders, or to be a Missionary Doctor. It is important to me to be able to supply the needs of people without the medical resources we have in the United States! Ideally, I would practice emergency/ family medicine to my patients. My favorite part of traveling, and the part I find the most important, is firsthand experiencing the culture. So, I would hope after supplying the needs of my patients, I would have the ability to sit down and discuss their perceptions of life and their life experiences in general! There is also a need in the U.S. to raise awareness to different cultures/ trials people face, so I would love to be able to video what I experience, as well as, interview my patients and illustrate their everyday lives.
Oh, it’s so hard to pick a top 10, but the first places that come to mind are: Greece, New Zealand, Africa, India, Spain, Australia, Hawaii, China, the Swiss Alps, and Thailand. This experiment would drastically change my life, because (although it is my dream to do this) it is a huge step out of my comfort zone. The most growth we experience comes from finding the courage to step out of our comfort zone! Most of my personal growth would come from hearing different perceptions of life and finding new understandings from different people about life. It would be eye opening to serve people through a unique experience like this experiment. If I could sign up for this experiment today I would 100% do it!!