Scholarship / Passing on the knowledge - SOP Future Plan for KGSP scholarship. [2]

Hello, this is my last essay required to apply for the KGSP.
I had some troubles with this one even though I thought it was going to be the easiest,so I would really appreciate some feedback on this!

Future plan in Korea or another country after study in Korea

my aspirations

Upon completion of my studies in Korea I plan to stay in Korea in order to take the Korean medical licensing examination. This would be my first step towards my next goal, which is to do my residency in Korea. I would like to spend my years as a resident in the hospital of the university where I graduated from, to learn first hand how to become a specialist in the field from the very same people who taught me during my master 's years to implement what I learnt during that time.

Even after my residency is over I do not plan to stop studying or researching, as it is something that I aspire to do for my whole life. I in fact plan to do a PhD once my residency will be over. I would like my research to be a joint work with the psychiatry department, in order to study how a combined approach between psychiatrists and plastic surgeons could be useful in the cure of pathologies such as body dysmorphic disorder. This would also be a way for me to contribute to the University where I studied as I would like to do my PhD there as well.

Because I always thought that one of the most important things that we can do as professionals is to contribute in the development of the future medical class, I would like to work in a university hospital at the end of my PhD. Being an extremely curious person I do not only tend to always learn new things, but I also enjoy passing the knowledge to other people as I believe that one can have a gain by knowing something only by spreading it to others. From this belief originates my ambition to teach to medical students what I've learnt in the past and what I will be learning in the future. I would like to remain in Korea also during this time as it would mean a lot to me to have the possibility to train the future medical class of a country that helped me so much in becoming the kind of doctor and of person that I aspired to be.

Scholarship / Study Plan - KGSP scholarship 2017 - Master Degree in Plastic Surgery [2]

Hello, here I am needing your help again.
I was required to write a Study Plan (as well as a Future Plan, but I will post it in another thread when that is done) as my statement of purpose for the KGSP Scholarship and the prompt was:

Goal of study, title or subject of research, and detailed study plan

Because I am applying via embassy track I have to choose 3 universities, so I decided not to speak about one institution in particular but I tried to focus on the general aspects common to all three of them that made me decided to go for them.

I'm also not really sure about the research part, as here where I live Master's degree students do not choose their subject of research but professors assign it to them during the course, so I was a bit at loss. Anyway, here's my draft.

enhancing knowledge in plastic surgery field

Study Plan

The choice of pursuing a Master Degree in Plastic Surgery came from the need to enhance my knowledge in the field of study I wish to progress in. As all specialistic subjects it is not treated as in depth as other branches of the medical science during our undergraduate program, such as general pathology, general surgery or internal medicine. Therefore I would take this chance to learn in depth about the pathologies and the clinical conditions interesting from the plastic surgery point of view and also the treatments that they require.

There are also many innovations that are being made in plastic surgery, such as the recent development of microsurgery, or the studies that are being conducted on adipose cells derived stem cells. Even the possibility of transplants is currently being researched for its possible clinical application, something that not so long ago could only be imagined in this field. Progressing my studies with this master degree would mean to also gain a knowledge on these matters that I consider a fundamental step in the education of an aspiring plastic surgeon as they represent what we could be working with in the future. I believe that in the constantly going forward world that is medicine, wanting to go ahead with only traditional knowledge is unrealistic and that we, as future specialists, are required to know as much as I can on newer techniques and undergoing researches.

Even though I am interested in plastic surgery as a whole I am particularly fascinated in the head and neck oncology. I find extremely interesting how plastic surgery allows the excision of a tumor and the reconstruction of the removed part, thus preserving as much as possible the integrity of the structure. Even though this is true not only in the head and neck surgery, I think it's even more important in this area considering that our face is what identifies us most, therefore any deformity or mutilation in this particular region might have serious repercussions on the individual and influence his ability to go back to a normal life even after the illness is cured.

In regard of that I would like to research how the newest discoveries in plastic surgery may apply to head and neck oncology, in order to get even better results in terms of reconstruction. I would like my research not to be limited to only collecting evidence on how those innovations improved the outcome of the operation but to also comprehend how it influence the quality of life perceived by the patient.

Doing so in a university which values the personal growth and development of the individual and that puts great emphasis on innovation and research in order to build a better future to live in, would be not only beneficial to me, but a great privilege. I looked for an institution who could offer not only great teaching, but could also provide the individual with adaptability, with the ability to contribute to society and with the constant desire to search for self improvement and the means to reach for it. I believe that the universities that I chose will help me reaching this goal and will help me become a good professional by making me a great person to begin with.

Scholarship / Wings are meant to fly: Letter of Self-Introduction - 2017 KGSP Graduate Program [2]

Hello!
I will apply for the 2017 KGSP Graduate Program and among other things a letter of self introduction is requested.

English is not my first language and I feel as if everything I write sounds sort of cold (not to mention the mistakes ^^") so I hope you could help me with this, It's really important to me as I've been waiting for this chance for years and I don't want to mess it up. So thank you in advance to whoever will help me.

Oh, I almost forgot. There is a part in brackets at the end of the third paragraph because I wasn't sure wether I should include it or not in the final essay, it wouldn't be included like that in the final draft ^^

Letter of Self - Introduction

fascination with the human body

I grew up in a quite ordinary middle class family. My mother is a middle school science teacher, my father was a lawyer and I also have an older sister who is currently doing a phD in geophysics. Since I was little my parents always made sure that I had all the necessary means to get the best learning experience that I could get. This led our family to move from our small town in a bigger city, with some of the best schools in the country, to give us a better education than what we could have had in the place where we were born. They also ensured that we were constantly exposed to all sorts of information trough reading and also through the clever use of more modern means such as television and internet. Growing up in such an environment made me an extremely curious person and I have been -and still am- constantly intrigued by the chance of learning new things. It's all thanks to them and their sacrifices that I managed to get where I wanted to, because they not only encouraged me to pursue my dreams but also gave me the means to fight for them,

As to why I decided to become a doctor, well I remember being fascinated by my mother's anatomy books when I was little and I was intrigued by how the human body worked and how a disease interfered with its normal functioning, but it wasn't until I met my high school science professor that I began to desire to pursue a career in medicine. Once she detected my interest in this particular field she encouraged me to joined some more medicine focused extra curricular activities and by the end of the school year I knew that that was what I really wanted to do in my life.

After being successfully admitted to the College of Medicine in University of Siena, I began this journey that I dreamt of so much. Even though the first years were tough, I remember discovering it was all worth it during my first clerkship. There is nothing that can explain how do you feel when you see exactly what all those nights spent on books, all the frustration and the stress are needed for. There I realized what a huge impact our choice has on people lives. Of course we all kind of know that we are in charge of people's lives, but I don't think one can fully understand it until he sees the sheer gratitude in the patient's eyes and suddenly I found myself driven by a different force. During my clerkships I developed an early interest in plastic surgery, especially I was fascinated by the head and neck oncology surgery. From my fourth year up to my sixth year I began an elective clerkship, along as my regular ones, in that field and it led me to fantastic opportunities, such as an hands-on course at the University René Descartes of Paris. During those two years I came to realize that among the many branches of the medical science, I had found the one that was made for me. (In my last year I was also offered to work on a very interesting study about the organic causes of anxiety and depression. It was an incredibly interesting study and due to my natural curiosity towards new things I was tempted by one of the last chances to learn something new. So in agreement with my plastic surgery professor, who always indulged my inquisitive side, I accepted and surprised everyone graduating with a psychiatry oriented thesis. )

Even though I graduated with top grades and passed my license exam in the top 5% of the nation, I did not plan to immediately began with a residency as I wanted to progress my studies further in my field of interest. Italy has quite a new school of plastic surgery and still there so no much investment in developing it further, therefore I knew that if I wanted to further my knowledge I had to go abroad. When I had to choose my destination, I had no doubt that it was Korea. I have been interested in south-eastern Asia since I was in high school and particularly I have always been fond of Korea and its culture. When I began to be interested in plastic surgery as well, it didn't take me long to discover that among all the things that fascinated me before, the Country also had the best plastic surgery school in the world. Top class technology paired with the world's highest investment in scientific research is something that I could never have in my home country. In addition Korea is also an old country with lot of history and it took its well deserved relevant place in the modern world without giving up its traditional values. I'm sure that progressing with my studies in such an environment would not only be beneficial to me as a professional but also as a person and I always believed that in our field one can't be a good doctor without being a good person first. All those reasons make me want to take this chance in trying to be part of that world that until now I could only admire from afar. After all far things will never get close to us, if we don't make a first step towards them. I feel that I was blessed to be born in a family that did everything to give me wings, it would be a shame if I didn't at least try to fly.