My GRE experience ended propitiously. Next, MCAT in May/June 2007.

Future plans:
Backpack Mt. Rainer in Washington with my parents until Saturday, September 2nd
Graduate May 2007 with a B.S. in Cellular & Molecular Biology
Maybe attend Public Heath and Medical School as well as something else

Why M.D. instead of Ph.D.?

An M.D. provides more freedom than a Ph.D., because I can do basic science or clinical research, practice medicine and work abroad. Furthermore, medicine allows integration of the social and evangelical gospel. Both words and healing were pivotal in Jesus’ ministry. Feeding the hungry and ending violence are my passions, because they are Jesus’ passions. A Ph.D. would cloister me in academia. Compassion does not come from atop the Ivory Towers of American academies, but from the nadir of solidarity with the forgotten people. "The last will be first, and the first will be last." Healing people is not enough; the violence creating patients must also be cured. Medicine cuts through social barriers unlike anything else. Medicine provides a tangible way for me to unite evangelism, social justice and science around curing the consequences of violence and overpowering future violence with love today.

Why M.P.H.?

Since I’m interested in integrating social issues along with medicine, an M.P.H. will give me access to the realm of public policy. An M.D. provides temporary curative care and an M.P.H. works for long-term preventative care. It’s not enough to cure an individual, but the individual’s environment must also be cured of violence, hunger and disease for a lasting impact.

Becoming a Public Health Physician, such as Michael Van Rooyen, is my goal. However, Van Rooyen doesn’t do Christian ministry. The Gospel of Jesus Christ is the key to a peaceful and loving world. All glory to God under who’s stainless banner we should rally for every loving cause!!!

End of Summer

This entry was originally published at Interconnectedness by Mikhail (Misha) Lomize