{"id":3668,"date":"2021-01-29T00:30:54","date_gmt":"2021-01-29T05:30:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/childrenshealing.org\/beta\/?p=3668"},"modified":"2021-09-28T00:36:14","modified_gmt":"2021-09-28T04:36:14","slug":"my-why","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/childrenshealing.org\/beta\/2021\/01\/29\/my-why\/","title":{"rendered":"My Why"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\t<section class=\"section\" id=\"section_1597570190\">\n\t\t<div class=\"section-bg fill\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"section-content relative\">\n\t\t\t\n<div class=\"row row-collapse\"  id=\"row-2055429787\">\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1161496520\" class=\"col small-12 large-12\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n<div class=\"row\"  id=\"row-336869030\">\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1254230291\" class=\"col small-12 large-12\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner text-center\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t<div class=\"img has-hover x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\" id=\"image_262371555\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-inner image-cover dark\" style=\"padding-top:100%;\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"561\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/childrenshealing.org\/beta\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2021\/09\/IMG-2178-561x800.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/childrenshealing.org\/beta\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2021\/09\/IMG-2178-561x800.jpg 561w, https:\/\/childrenshealing.org\/beta\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2021\/09\/IMG-2178-280x400.jpg 280w, https:\/\/childrenshealing.org\/beta\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2021\/09\/IMG-2178-510x728.jpg 510w, https:\/\/childrenshealing.org\/beta\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2021\/09\/IMG-2178.jpg 647w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 561px) 100vw, 561px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#image_262371555 {\n  width: 60%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n\t<div id=\"gap-1373447239\" class=\"gap-element clearfix\" style=\"display:block; height:auto;\">\n\t\t\n<style>\n#gap-1373447239 {\n  padding-top: 30px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n<p class=\"lead\">My name is Patrick O\u2019Brien and I have been volunteering at the Children\u2019s Healing Center for the past four months.<\/p>\n<p>I completed my undergraduate degree in 2019, checking all the boxes for a strong medical school application: good grades, published research experience, and stellar recommendations. However, as application season loomed, I realized that I had only answered the question of <em>how\u00a0<\/em>to get into medical school with my accolades, and never bothered to answer\u00a0<em>why\u00a0<\/em>I was pursuing medical school. Namely, I struggled to answer the question, \u201c<em>Why are you passionate about medicine<\/em>?\u201d Without a strong answer, I knew that I was not prepared to submit applications. I was proud of my college accomplishments, but I knew that I needed a spark to passionately pursue a career in medicine.<\/p>\n\t<div id=\"gap-1838880568\" class=\"gap-element clearfix\" style=\"display:block; height:auto;\">\n\t\t\n<style>\n#gap-1838880568 {\n  padding-top: 30px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"img has-hover x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\" id=\"image_1978324045\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-inner image-cover dark\" style=\"padding-top:100%;\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/childrenshealing.org\/beta\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2021\/09\/3-768x768-1.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/childrenshealing.org\/beta\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2021\/09\/3-768x768-1.png 768w, https:\/\/childrenshealing.org\/beta\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2021\/09\/3-768x768-1-400x400.png 400w, https:\/\/childrenshealing.org\/beta\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2021\/09\/3-768x768-1-280x280.png 280w, https:\/\/childrenshealing.org\/beta\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2021\/09\/3-768x768-1-510x510.png 510w, https:\/\/childrenshealing.org\/beta\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2021\/09\/3-768x768-1-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#image_1978324045 {\n  width: 100%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div id=\"gap-1645523667\" class=\"gap-element clearfix\" style=\"display:block; height:auto;\">\n\t\t\n<style>\n#gap-1645523667 {\n  padding-top: 30px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n<blockquote><p>I knew that I needed a spark to passionately pursue a career in medicine.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>I learned about the Children\u2019s Healing Center in 2019 when my girlfriend began volunteering and interning. She raved about the center: the community, the programs, the facility, and (most importantly) the kiddos. She called me every single week after her program, gushing about the kiddos and the joy of serving with them. I was happy for her, but I did not realize how impactful these same kids would be in my life.<\/p>\n\t<div id=\"gap-1513100012\" class=\"gap-element clearfix\" style=\"display:block; height:auto;\">\n\t\t\n<style>\n#gap-1513100012 {\n  padding-top: 30px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"img has-hover x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\" id=\"image_132044927\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-inner dark\" >\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/childrenshealing.org\/beta\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2021\/09\/1-768x768-1.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/childrenshealing.org\/beta\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2021\/09\/1-768x768-1.png 768w, https:\/\/childrenshealing.org\/beta\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2021\/09\/1-768x768-1-400x400.png 400w, https:\/\/childrenshealing.org\/beta\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2021\/09\/1-768x768-1-280x280.png 280w, https:\/\/childrenshealing.org\/beta\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2021\/09\/1-768x768-1-510x510.png 510w, https:\/\/childrenshealing.org\/beta\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2021\/09\/1-768x768-1-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#image_132044927 {\n  width: 100%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div id=\"gap-1686061425\" class=\"gap-element clearfix\" style=\"display:block; height:auto;\">\n\t\t\n<style>\n#gap-1686061425 {\n  padding-top: 30px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n<p>The COVID pandemic changed my lifestyle dramatically. Overnight, I transitioned from spending all of my time out and about in large groups to spending every single day alone in my tiny studio apartment. I was diagnosed with asthma at a young age, and I knew that my lungs would struggle to combat the deadly virus. I was fortunate enough to continue working from home, but that did not alleviate the depressive monotony of spending every day alone. After several months of lockdown with scarce trips out, my girlfriend Gabriele suggested that I reach out to the Children\u2019s Healing Center. What better way to employ my extreme precautions and isolation than to volunteer with kiddos and families who need volunteers to take their conditions seriously?<\/p>\n\t<div id=\"gap-1156338638\" class=\"gap-element clearfix\" style=\"display:block; height:auto;\">\n\t\t\n<style>\n#gap-1156338638 {\n  padding-top: 30px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"img has-hover x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\" id=\"image_668300911\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-inner image-cover dark\" style=\"padding-top:100%;\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/childrenshealing.org\/beta\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2021\/09\/2-768x768-1.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/childrenshealing.org\/beta\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2021\/09\/2-768x768-1.png 768w, https:\/\/childrenshealing.org\/beta\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2021\/09\/2-768x768-1-400x400.png 400w, https:\/\/childrenshealing.org\/beta\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2021\/09\/2-768x768-1-280x280.png 280w, https:\/\/childrenshealing.org\/beta\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2021\/09\/2-768x768-1-510x510.png 510w, https:\/\/childrenshealing.org\/beta\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2021\/09\/2-768x768-1-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#image_668300911 {\n  width: 100%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div id=\"gap-467021072\" class=\"gap-element clearfix\" style=\"display:block; height:auto;\">\n\t\t\n<style>\n#gap-467021072 {\n  padding-top: 30px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n<blockquote><p>The smiles and laughs we share motivate and inspire me and my work<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Volunteering at the Center sparked my passion to serve vulnerable members of my community as a medical professional. What I thought would be a fun, fulfilling way to spend some evenings quickly transitioned to a formative adventure in good, clean, fun service. I learned that my motivation for pursuing medicine is not the chemistry and biology, or the medications and tests. No, my passion is helping, supporting, and serving people who need it, like the friends and families I have been privileged to join at the Center. The smiles and laughs we share motivate and inspire me and my work. When I apply to medical school next year, I know that my Children\u2019s Healing Center experience will underscore my commitment to service.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n<style>\n#section_1597570190 {\n  padding-top: 15px;\n  padding-bottom: 15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/section>\n\t\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>My name is Patrick O\u2019Brien and I have been volunteering at the Children\u2019s Healing Center for the past four months.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":3671,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[71,73],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3668","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-storybook","category-member-stories"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t<!-- All in One SEO 4.9.8 - aioseo.com -->\n\t<meta name=\"description\" content=\"My name is Patrick O\u2019Brien and I have been volunteering at the Children\u2019s Healing Center for the past four months.\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"max-image-preview:large\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"author\" content=\"admincait579\"\/>\n\t<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/childrenshealing.org\/beta\/2021\/01\/29\/my-why\/\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"generator\" content=\"All in One SEO (AIOSEO) 4.9.8\" \/>\n\t\t<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n\t\t<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Childrens Healing West Michigan - Good. 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