I have chosen to study nursing because I think this is a career opportunity where training never ends and enable me to enhance my caring skills and further extend my academic knowledge. And I feel this is a right course for me to help people and gain more knowledge and information from the doctors and patients as well. While doing an associated degree in pre-nursing, I also participated in extracurricular activities such as going to hospitals and observe diseases caused by many problems. I participated in discussions and events that reflect student opinion. so due to the most of the training, my communication skills have been improved and my patience and I also applied my experience while understanding the problems of others. My confidence has grown well before I was not a confident person.
But soon I realized that only taking nursing course not enough for me to establish my aims so I decided to do a bachelor degree in health administration because as growing up I have seen so many illnesses and dead relates to lack of potable water and West Africa (Mali) has been facing many problems related to the potable water, where desertification, deforestation, soil erosion and inadequate supplies of potable water are serious issues. So after seeing these conditions I always wanted to become a professional that would enable me to utilize my skills and knowledge to the people affected by these causes. The environment around us has a great impact on our health and each part of our lives. Have not you heard about that many people having difficulty while breathing just because of air pollution? Have not you heard about that people getting sick because of water pollution? As I was born and raised in West Africa (Mali). So these facts develop my interest more in environmental health.
And in my opinion environmental health is very much an interdisciplinary field of studies. I believe that the course would be the ideal starting point for my career through which I can then go on to pursue environmental health as a career whether in private and public sector. Professionals would know the scientific and theoretical knowledge of health issues.
I believe that my previous work, study experiences and current work demonstrated my ability to succeed in graduation and in my post-graduation as well. My current study in health administration have helped me to develop a highly logical and analytical mind and is suitable for the demands of evaluating complex information, a skill that is important for environmental health practitioners. My previous courses, helped me to develop communication, problem-solving and managerial skills.
In recent years, I have also had a chance to make use of my leisure time to learn more about environmental health questions. E.g. I have seen that with the use of excessive seafood and rice provides a great understanding of health issues, air pollution effects all ling things on earth from plant to animals to humans. A naturally occurring process soil erosion affects the landforms in Mali.
I would love to gain an opportunity of completing my bachelors and taking most of the courses related with the environmental health I would like to go back to my country and help the population from environmental hazards by providing many nursing treatments and deployment of the health hygiene which can reduce many diseases. I am highly able to organize my time and to study more about environmental health along with some other activities. I would love the opportunity to study in this field and have a chance to develop as an individual.
