Master of Sports
-Throughout my life, I have been a sports fanatic. I am a huge fan of the Boston Red Sox, the Green Bay Packers, and the Utah Jazz. It is rare for me to be found not playing sports in my spare time, especially basketball and golf. I played baseball while in high school, and have learned to love pretty much any sport I have tried. I recently got into tennis after marrying a tennis fanatic, and have lots of fun playing, although she beats me every time!
Uncle Sam
-I love spending time with young kids and seeing how they interact with the world around them. It is for this reason that I want to become a pediatrician. I recently married into a family where I suddenly had 5 nephews and 2 nieces. They immediately took to loving me and playing all the time with me. Anyone who truly knows me understands how good I am with kids.
Doctor Sam
-I have a growing and developing fascination with the medical world and the scientific world behind the medical world. It started in high school, and has grown nearly daily since then. I had experiences with orthopedic surgeons in my high school athletic experience which led me to desire a physician's degree. That desire has only developed in my Physiology and Developmental Biology degree at BYU.
Sam the Studyer
-When not at work or out with my wife, I can often be found with my head in books and knee-deep in research. Since I joined my research lab in the life sciences, I've found a mechanism by which progression in Parkinson's disease can be limited and eventually halted, and hope to have further findings in that project.
Sam, I think that’s awesome that you’re driven to work with kids in the medical field. WHy did you choose specifically to be a physician? I spent some time working on the pre-requisites to apply for PT school and I was always fascinated to hear other people’s stories about their chosen career field. It sounds like you’re enjoying the research process.
ReplyDeleteThe medical field honestly blows my mind. I love learning how the body functions, especially the brain, but my interests are more about social and family/relationship development as a family studies major! Both are honestly so fascinating though!
ReplyDeleteDitto on the sports part, man. Except for the teams you are fans of, I've got different opinions on that. And I was actually just reading about Parkinsons disease and was shocked to find out that hallucinations can be a common occurrence with that disease. I had no idea how violent and scary this disease is, so thats awesome that you are making some headway on taking care of this.
ReplyDeleteIt seems to me that you're doing an awesome job. Your drive and passion will be sure to take you to discover amazing things in the medical field, I'm sure of sure it. I probably sound like a fortune cookie, but it's true! I share your passion with making a difference and hope my motivation takes me to your level of devotion.
ReplyDeleteI love that you are researching Parkinson's outside the realm of traditional medical treatment. Sounds like you are really involved in helping the world. I wish you the best in your pursuits!
ReplyDeleteSam, you sound very driven, and I fully agree with the teams you support. That's awesome that you want to go on to be a pediatrition, and I hope that you're able to go to medical school and accomplish it. Also, having nieces and nephews is always a blast.
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