[Prompt: What sort of work did you do (include summer employment)?]

For the past seven years, I have worked at Bio Nuclear Diagnostics Inc (BND), where I learned about the business aspects of medicine. My contribution to the development of new ideas for the improvement of existing medical products, such as the cervical brush used in pap smears, has taught me the importance of self-directed learning. I can now recognize areas in which my knowledge is incomplete and can actively seek out the necessary information by reading texts, analyzing existing models and consulting physicians and specialists. These techniques of self-directed learning will surely help me conquer the challenges of medical school and the medical profession.

Working at BND has also helped me become an effective team member. As part of the production team, I discovered the importance of sharing and accepting criticism. I understand how to deliver feedback without judging or discouraging others, and I use the advice of others to improve my own behavior. I have also developed sensitivity, respect for others and excellent communication skills. These qualities will help me work effectively in small groups in medical school and as part of a team with other physicians.

In addition to my work throughout the academic year, I have had a significant amount of clinical experience. As a clinical research student at the Ontario Cancer Institute and the Toronto Hospital with the Women's Health department, I cultivated my interpsersonal skills and gained insight into helping improve the quality of health of others. My responsibilities as a research student primarily included recruiting patients for the project, whose aim was to assess patients' views on their illness and treatment at the hospital. I discovered how to identify non-verbal cues, a skill which allowed me to better communicate with patients.

I took part in a second project which sought to design a survey for physicians in order to assess their treatment of cervical cancer in East Asian women. The small group atmosphere allowed me to once again strengthen my resourcefulness as I read to through a large amount of research material. Both projects provided me with the opportunity to cultivate my communication, critical thinking and team skills, all of which have helped me work effectively with co-workers and patients in the clinic.

Finally, as a physician's assistant at a family practice in rural Pickering, Ontario, I received even more clinical experience. Here my responsibilities included performing ECGs and pulmonary function tests, as well as taking some preliminary patient history. I strengthened my confidence in the clinic and learned the importance of professionalism in medicine. I continue to cultivate my communication and interpersonal skills and learn much about the personal sacrifices which physicians often make. My work at the family practice continues to teach me lessons in empathy -- an invaluable quality of caregivers.

文章點評：

這篇短文以自己過去的職業經歷作為切入點，結合自己對未來的職業發展方向和興趣做出了進一步的闡述和期望，使讀者可以清楚的了解到作者的所要表達的寫作意圖。

文章開頭就開門見山地直接開始描述自己的職業經歷，說明自己在工作中的責任和收獲。文章的結尾再次提到了申請者在學術和問題解決能力，使閱讀者有了一個總結性的感受，了解到作者是一個很有工作經歷的人。文章條理安排得很不錯。

文件中間幾段主要是對作者的職業經歷做了一個比較詳細的闡述，這樣可以表現出申請者豐富的職業經歷和深化的學術背景，也可以讓審查人員知道申請者使一個有能力，出色的，有能夠完成課程能力的一個申請者。專業素養是審查人員重要審查的一個方面，因此，作者對于自己的能力的描寫作用是非常大的。對錄取起到決定作用。

譯文：

命題要求：你做了什么樣的工作（包括暑假職業）？

過去七年, 我在生物核診斷公司(BND)工作, 我在這里得知了醫學的企業方面知識。我的對新想法的發展的貢獻為現有的醫療產品的改善, 譬如子宮刷被應用在乳頭瘤上, 教我自學的重要性。我現在認可我的知識是不全面的和只是通過積極的閱讀的課本獲得, 分析現有的模型和咨詢醫師和專家。這些自我導向的學習肯定會幫助我征服醫學院和醫療領域的挑戰。

在BND 工作還幫助了我成為一名有效的隊員。作為生產隊一部分, 我發現了分享和接受批評的重要性。我了解在沒有判斷或勸阻其他人的情況下怎么提供反饋, 并且我使用其他人的忠告改進我自己的行為。我并且開發了對其他人的敏感性、尊敬和優秀表達能力。這些質量將幫助我有效地在醫學院的小組里工作和與其它醫師成為隊里的一部分。

除我的工作之外的學年過程中, 我有相當數量臨床經驗。作為一名在安大略巨蟹星座學院和多倫多醫院女性健康部門臨床研究學生, 我培養了我的溝通技巧并且獲得了改進其他人的健康質量的洞察力。作為研究生，我的責任主要包括為項目招錄患者, 目標是接近病人對他們的病癥和治療醫院的看法。我發現了怎么辨認非語言的暗示, 這種允許我與患者更好交流的技巧。

我參與的第二個項目是尋求設計一次調查來讓醫師去估計在東亞婦女的子宮頸癌的治療的情況。當我讀了很多研究材料之后，小組的氣氛允許我再次加強我的足智多謀。兩個項目提供我以機會來培養我交流, 批判和團隊協作的能力, 幫助了我在診所與工友和患者有效地工作。

最后, 作為一個在Pickering, 安大略農村家庭實踐的醫生的助理, 我接受了更加臨床經驗。我的責任包括執行ECGs 和肺功能檢測, 并且采取一些初步病史。我加強了我的對診所的信心和學會了在醫學職業化的重要性。我繼續培養我的交流能力和學會關于醫師經常要做出的個人犧牲。我在家庭實踐的工作繼續教我——照料者的無價的質量。