Personal/Professional

“Roadmap”
Instructions:
Students must answer the following questions and elaborate in DETAIL. Make sure you answer
all the questions, and be SPECIFIC. Ensure your answers are well thought out spend some time
with each question. (5pts)

List Your Professional Career Goal:

1. How can I personally grow as a student and individual? Why do you feel this reason will
help you with growth :
As a student, I feel that I have grown since I have graduated from UCR. From
improving study habits to establishing a study schedule, I am proud of how far I
have come since my undergraduate days. However, the beauty of growth is in its
infinite nature: as a post-bacc student I am constantly eager to find ways to better
sharpen my academic skills.
1. Something I struggled with last semester was the sense of urgency
common with in-person classes. Specifically, deadlines and exams would
ignite my motivation to work diligently. However, online classes have
allowed me to squeeze by with last-minute effort. This semester, I
implemented a Google Calendar that schedules my work, extracurricular,
and academic dates and I believe this will be helpful as it will provide a
similar sense of urgency.

2. How can I hold myself accountable for all the things I need to improve on? What are
actions I can take to be better on a daily, weekly, or monthly basics:
In the theme of kinesiology, I genuinely believe in designated personal time. As
mentioned in the Ch. 1 lectures, exercise often allows us to have that head-space to
reflect on ourselves and even the goals we have.
1. That being said, instead of constantly focusing on what needs to be done
and excessively stressing, I should trust in myself and rely on my schedule
in order to allow myself some personal time.
2. I believe this free time during weight training or jogging will keep me
fresh and focused.
3. What are my short term goals ?
The goals I have for this semester is as follows:
3. Achieve a 4.0 GPA in my Winter Semester classes
4. Begin collecting the materials for medical school application in 2022.
5. Evaluate local tutoring opportunities to begin teaching as an added
extracurricular

4. How can I make sure I follow through with my goals? What will be my motivation to
drive me to these goals?
A. Achieve a 4.0 GPA → To be completely candid, I struggled throughout my years
at UCR as a first-generation college student. Ever since graduating, I have learned
to ask for help, explore available resources, and to schedule dates in advance. This
has helped me tremendously with improving my academic track record and I
intend to continue using these skills to (hopefully) do well this semester!
B. Begin collecting materials for medical school → Most of the medical schools I
am interested in are osteopathic, which suggests I should collect letters of
recommendations from osteopathic physicians. Although the doctors I work with
are amazing, a lot of my hesitation for asking for LORs stems from my journey as
a premed (i.e., GPA) thus far.
1. Since I established this as a goal, I am hoping this keeps me accountable.
As a reminder to myself, “It never hurts to ask.”
C. Evaluate local tutoring opportunities → Before the global pandemic, I was
interested in picking up an additional extracurricular somewhat outside of
medicine. Although I love learning and seeing the mechanics of an emergency
department, I often found myself feeling negative emotions after certain shifts. In
order to improve my mental health, I found a tutoring opportunity at the Rancho
Cucamonga library that would allow me to help children of immigrants who
needed practicing English.
1. Admittedly, I have put this off for a while. I assumed that the pandemic
restrictions nationwide would prevent me from participating, but at this
point in time there should definitely be video tutoring available and I am
eager to see what I can begin.

5. What are my long-term goals: 

6. How can I stay committed to these goals when I run into obstacles in life? What will help
me get through those adversities I will face?
Peer support has been incredibly helpful these past 2 years. Premeds are often toxic in that they
see most opportunities of others as missed opportunities for themselves. 1. Reminding myself
that everyone’s life is their own and that my own path is unique to me is important to remember.
Additionally, I should reflect on how far I have come since I have decided to pursue this path
rather than dread how much longer I have to continue. B. In May of 2020, I made the decision to
exercise daily in an attempt to “gain abs.” What followed was pretty awesome as I lost 25
pounds and gradually built a home-gym that I can be proud of! I intend to sustain these habits,
such as watching my daily caloric intake and having active hours, so that I can carry these later
into my life.

7. What will continue to motivate me throughout my educational journey? How might life
effect my educational decisions?
I believe in being in the environment where I intend to be in the future. The engagement with
nurses, doctors, and PAs has constantly reminded me that there is still work that needs to be
done. Knowing that there is always something next on the checklist has provided the fuel needed
to persist. 1. The setbacks and challenges I have experienced were often social. People often ask
how much longer before I become a doctor, and this can be detrimental in my journey. It feels
like forever but finding the right people to encourage rather than discourage has proved
invaluable.

8. Where are you at now in life, and how do you envision your future? (Details) 
I am exactly where I need to be and my future is my own responsibility. That being said, I
envision myself as a healer that sustains his compassion. Too often have I seen doctors that have
become jaded, treating their occupation as a job when their role as a healthcare provider requires
so much more. I hope that I can keep my roots of being kind and giving every patient the benefit
of the doubt.