Unfortunately, I did not make the smart decision of pre-writing my diversity essay. I have received a couple of secondaries and am beginning to work on them now. My app isn't verified yet though, so I'm hoping to really nail down my diversity essay before they start flooding in.
One idea I had for my essay was talking about my perspective on tackling Public Health issues with a holistic approach through nutrition and exercise. I grew up part of an ethnicity with high cardiovascular disease and rates along with other lifestyle disease caused by poor nutrition and habits such as smoking (smoking is a large part of the culture). I talk about my passion for Powerlifting elsewhere in my application, and I was thinking about writing how growing up with such serious health problems being common in my community pushed me into a passion for fitness to avoid these problems. Pursuing knowledge about nutrition and exercise has been a big part of my life, including seeking research on these different topics. Since I have garnered a decent amount of knowledge in these fields, I help friends and family in my life with their own nutrition/training (something I haven't mentioned anywhere in my app). One idea I have always had for my future practice was to provide patients with nutritional and exercise guidance beyond the average internet Google search as a form of weight management and control for patients to help prevent chronic disease. I just don't know if this is a good topic to write about or appropriate for Allopathic schools since Osteopathic programs tend to emphasize the holistic approach more. Any thoughts or suggestions are appreciated.
One idea I had for my essay was talking about my perspective on tackling Public Health issues with a holistic approach through nutrition and exercise. I grew up part of an ethnicity with high cardiovascular disease and rates along with other lifestyle disease caused by poor nutrition and habits such as smoking (smoking is a large part of the culture). I talk about my passion for Powerlifting elsewhere in my application, and I was thinking about writing how growing up with such serious health problems being common in my community pushed me into a passion for fitness to avoid these problems. Pursuing knowledge about nutrition and exercise has been a big part of my life, including seeking research on these different topics. Since I have garnered a decent amount of knowledge in these fields, I help friends and family in my life with their own nutrition/training (something I haven't mentioned anywhere in my app). One idea I have always had for my future practice was to provide patients with nutritional and exercise guidance beyond the average internet Google search as a form of weight management and control for patients to help prevent chronic disease. I just don't know if this is a good topic to write about or appropriate for Allopathic schools since Osteopathic programs tend to emphasize the holistic approach more. Any thoughts or suggestions are appreciated.
. Though there is admittedly still a long ways to go in medicine to achieve these goals.
