Noemi Gutierrez Email and Phone Number

Ever since my brother was born, my interest for medical careers began. I remember the NICU nurse was scrubbing her hands with soap and water, rinsing, and drying her hands. She placed the gloves on both of her hands and then approached the clear incubator in which my brother was located. I was 11 years old at the time, and I remember the nurse cared for my brother with delicacy. She would check up on him every certain hour, making sure he was fed, diaper changed, and that his vital signs were in check. As the days went by, the nurse’s compassion, empathy, and delicacy inspired me to consider a career in the medical field. The NICU was not only an experience I saw my brother live but also an experience I lived as a baby. I was a premature baby born at 33 weeks, weighing about 2 pounds. Both my personal experience and my brothers experience as a premature baby in a hospital inspired me to pursue a career in medicine. I want to be able to help premature babies remain healthy and live a long life. I also want to be able to teach their parents on how to take care of them.