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Psychiatry Personal Statement Examples

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p a t i e n t s i n o r d e r t o i m p r o v e t h e q u a l i t y o f l i f e f o r t h o s e<br />

s u f f e r i n g f r o m m e t a l i l l n e s s e s . T h r o u g h o u t m y t i m e i n<br />

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t h e c u l m i n a t i o n o f m y k n o w l e d g e a n d e x p e r i e n c e i n o r d e r<br />

t o f u r t h e r t r e a t m e n t i n t h e f i e l d .<br />

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t h e u n d e r l y i n g b i o l o g i c a l m e c h a n i s m s b e h i n d t h e i r<br />

c o n d i t i o n t h r o u g h t h o r o u g h s c i e n t i f i c r e s e a r c h . I b e l i e v e<br />

t h a t t h e s k i l l s a n d e x p e r i e n c e I w i l l g a i n f r o m t h i s<br />

m e n t o r e d r e s i d e n c y p r o g r a m i n P s y c h i a t r y w i l l g r e a t l y<br />

b e n e f i t m y f u t u r e c a r e e r , a n d a l l o w m e t o f u r t h e r t h e<br />

u n d e r s t a n d i n g o f t h e f i e l d i n o r d e r t o d e v e l o p b e t t e r<br />

d i a g n o s t i c a n d t r e a t m e n t t o o l s .

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