Amanda Icazatti wants to pursue an MD-PhD degree to assist people through both medical knowledge and advanced scientific research. She is interested in areas like cytology, genetics, and regenerative biology that could help understand and cure diseases. An MD-PhD would allow her to directly help patients while also conducting research to develop new treatment techniques and standards of care. She ultimately aims to contribute to scientific advances and improvements in human health and welfare through biomedical research.

1. Career plan by Amanda Icazatti
When I begin to think about what I want to become and do when I graduate with
a bachelor degree from the university, many things come to my mind. I want to
contribute to my country, Puerto Rico and to the World. I have always had
interest for the well-being of people.
Being exposed to science courses so far during my bachelor degree, has instilled
in me a broad view and understanding about the capabilities of science and all
the things it has to offer for society, (and I know there is still a world for me to
discover). When I began to explore possibilities and the different things I could
study, an MD-PHD is the nearest to my interests. The reason that I am interested
in having such a degree is because I will be able to assist people, not only with
my knowledge in medicine, but with more advanced knowledge in a specific area
of science.
What would be interesting is that I will be able to solve patient’s struggles and at
the same time do research looking for a way to treat and cure the person’s
disease. I will also have the opportunity and possibility to translate my research
into a way and a standard technique to be used by others to cure a disease that
was being researched.
I am very interested in areas such as Cytology, Genetics, and Regenerative
Biology. I believe that these are all complementary branches of science that
would help in the understanding of diseases, their managements, and even
provide tools for the development of therapies. In addition, these are all areas of
active research that can provide with answers unknown conditions in a person’s
life.
Biomedical research promises to be an area of great development for the welfare
and health of the human race.