IELTS Writing Task 2. Many young people choose to take a year out between finishing school and starting university in order to gain work experience or to travel. The experience of non-academic life benefits the individual when they return to education. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

Although

Medicine

is a field which has a myriad of branches with a lot of fascinating and impressive ways of studying it, one of the most awe-inspiring characteristics is, without a doubt, its well-balanced relationship among natural, formal and social sciences.

This

mixture leads to a wide spectrum of complex stumbling blocks which requires an appropriate combination of curiosity and multidisciplinarity to solve them. From a very early age,

this

aroused my interest and prompted me to study not only the structure of the human body and physiology but

also

the mechanisms of pathogenesis with the respective treatments. My Bachelor’s Degree in Medical Science (Medical Doctor, MD), which was studied at Universidad Militar Nueva Granada in Bogotá, Colombia, was a complete training in both clinical and

research

fields using analytical methods

as well as

evidence-based

medicine

techniques. The integration of these aspects

along with

acquiring the basic knowledge about natural sciences,

such

as cellular biology, biophysics, biochemistry, anatomy, histology, etc, showed me how perfect the functionality and homeostasis of human beings is,

however

, it still lacks information. Since

then

, Health Sciences became a passion for me, showing a high academic performance with award scholarships being granted

due to

‘The Class of Honors Qualification’, and achieving the best GPA over 52 alumni in my class graduating students. Over time and parallel to my academic duties, my career interests in the

research

field constantly increased. In the beginning, they were focused on Stem Cells and Bioethics, taking an elective course for three years related to these branches in which there were theoretical and practical immersive sessions.

Hence

, exploring deeper into the most specific literacy and

research

done from ancient times to the present day

as well as

learning cutting-edge techniques about cultures, analysis, and methodology,

finally

being part of the ‘BioGenEtica

Research

Group’ at the afore-mentioned University. After that, my

research

experience broadened to other topics linked to microbiology and parasitology, researching mainly diseases caused by helminths and protozoa that affect children in Colombia. These projects have been presented at several not only national but

also

international symposiums and conferences

as well as

have been published in indexed journals. Regarding my work experience, during the

last

academic year, which is known as ‘Internship’, the general clinical rotations were deeper in knowledge about Pediatrics, Surgery, and Gynecology and Obstetrics, and my elective program consisted of seven months related to Internal

Medicine

.

Subsequently

, after my graduation, my clinical performance was focused on the Internal

Medicine

field mainly related to critical

care

, emergency room, and inpatient health

care

.

Additionally

, taking specific continuing education courses to learn the most innovative strategies about COVID-19 management and fundamental critical

care

support certified by The Society of Critical

Care

Medicine

.