A Personal Look on what It Takes to Become a Cardiologist

Ever since I was a small child, I have always wanted to work in the field of medicine. When I was eight years old, my little sister slammed her finger in a door and jerked it out, leaving behind her finger from the second knuckle down. My mom, seeing all of the blood fainted and I was left alone to take action. I immediately elevated my sister's arm, applied pressure to her hand and brachial artery, called 911, found the finger and put it on ice and tried to revive my mother. To make a long story short, this was the pivotal point in my maturity. …