I would like to go into nephrology because the scope and the research work that would be required of me is immense, my qualifications and previous education are described briefly below, which prove that I am liable to do them.

I am a pre-medical student but with a major in religious studies, I have attended medical school at St. Georges University of Medicine and I am going to Grenada in West Indies and have showed my determination to become a doctor. I attained a residency in internal medicine at St. Luke's Roosevelt Hospital, University Hospital of Columbia & the University of Physicians and Surgeons.

Spending the past year at St. Lukes has been enlightening. Exposure to various fields of internal medicine has helped me isolate where I would like to be in seven years. I would like to be a nephrologists affiliated with a teaching hospital, with half of my time spent in a teaching position. I was first attracted to nephrology because of the variety of arenas for its application. It has a definite place in critical care, in general inpatient medical floors and finally in the outpatient setting with clinics and dialysis. Ultimately, I would like to work in each of these areas.

I am currently working on research in determining whether evaluation of average grafts and average fistulas and their flow rates during dialysis are equivalent when analyzed in interventional procedure such as a venogram. My other research project is a retrospective analysis on radio contrast induced nephropathy and the use of saline solution, and acetlycysteine or both as prophylaxis.

In conclusion if I were given an opportunity to pursue this field. I will prove myself as a successful student.