Shimy Apoorva (DO 鈥�17)
Passion and persistence played roles in Shimy Apoorva鈥檚 journey through medical school. 鈥淚 had missed the opportunity to complete my medical training earlier in my career and I felt like I may not be able to attend medical school after life progressed,鈥� she said.
However, she found that no other career gave her the fulfillment she was seeking. 鈥淲ith trepidation, I decided to give it another shot after my kids had grown up a bit,鈥� she said.
鈥淎ll of us feel at times that our door of opportunity has closed, but it can be unlocked by trying one more time,鈥� she said.
And so, following graduation, Apoorva will follow in her father鈥檚 footsteps and begin an ophthalmology residency program in New York.
鈥淢y father is an ophthalmologist so I was introduced to medicine as a career path early on,鈥� she said. 鈥淥ver the years, I was able to see very closely the impact that a doctor has on an individual鈥檚 life and that reinforced my desire to pursue a career in health care,鈥� she said.
Apoorva desires to be not only a good ophthalmologist, but a great human being. 鈥淚 want to make a difference in people鈥檚 lives in this country and beyond by my skills,鈥� she said, adding that she hopes to make health care more accessible to patients.
What inspires her? 鈥淚 am inspired by nature and the different creatures that inhabit our world,鈥� Apoorva said. 鈥淚 am inspired by the different colors in the sky and the colorful plants in my garden.鈥�
She added, 鈥淚 am inspired when I see happy, playful children in my neighborhood. And, most of all, I am inspired by the resilience of the human spirit that I witness each day in medicine.鈥�