Neurology Fellowship Personal Statement
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- Sep 18
- 3 min read
By the time that I had completed medical school, and especially after finishing my internships, in my native Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, I was fully in love with Neurology. Now, I look forward to receiving the training that I need to make Neurology my lifelong career, giving my all to research as well as practice. I hope very much to be selected for a fellowship in Neurology in Canada, learning from some of the best qualified mentors in the world. I seek to vastly broaden my horizons in Neurology, becoming an expert at clinical practice in this field, well-versed in comparative clinical approaches, and honing my skills for a lifetime of research into neurological issues most common in my country, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. I also look forward to learning as much as I can about, Vascular Neurology, especially strokes. Stroke is a rapidly increasing, major health problem in my country and I want to play a key role in meeting this challenge. In fact, the rate of mortality from strokes in the KSW is projected to double by 2030. Still, however, Vascular Neurology is still in its infancy in Saudi Arabia.
I fell in love with Neurology during my internship year, choosing Neurology for each of my three electives: serving in one of the biggest hospitals in the KSA, with rotations in Jeddah as well as Riyadh. From the beginning of my internship, it was the Neurology cases that drew me. I feel called to the mystery and challenge of Neurology, and it is in Neurology that I feel inspired to make my fullest contribution. Also from the beginning, I have been most interested in strokes and the window of opportunity that exists to successfully treat stroke victims, reading widely in this area of literature, in particular. Never have I felt more alive and vital as when I provided IVTPA to a stroke victim as an intern, laboring mightily to prevent disability is central to my professional identity. I have a talent for soothing and reassuring Neurology patients who are often very distressed and anxious, especially when they first arrive.
I hope very much to share in the management of clinical trials in vascular neurology including IVTPA and endovascular THROMBECTOMY; and especially EVT on posterior circulation. I thrive on challenging cases and weighing the value of different approaches to clinical practice, primary and secondary prevention, as well as clinical trials. Participating in stroke-related research would be a special honor. This will go a long way to helping me to prepare to serve at the forefront of the development of more competent and precision-driven strategies for the screening and diagnostics of stroke in the KSA, after completing your program and returning home. I also look forward to contributing to the advancement of preventive medicine in the KSA. There is a crucial need to increase public awareness, especially among young people, and those with low levels of formal education, concerning the risk factors, causes, and symptoms of stroke, along with tips and strategies concerning the impact of stroke on the quality of life of oneself and one’s family.
A good listener with cultivated patience, I learn as much from a patient’s history as I do from their lab tests and other investigations. I have served for five years as a full-time resident physician at the Prince Sultan Military Medical City in Riyadh and I am now highly experienced, focused, and practiced. I have had the profound privilege of contributing to several research projects of my mentors. My own contributions have been modest, including two retrospective reviews and one case report looking into Effect of IV-TPA on Low NIHHS-Non-Disabling: Thirty-day Readmission is Higher in Patients with Brainstem vs. non-Brainstem Lacunar Infarctions. I have also investigated Hypersomnolence in detail.
Thank you for considering my application to the Fellowship Program with a focus on Vascular Neurology.
Neurology Fellowship Personal Statement
