Medical Miracles On The Horizon

Medical Miracles on the Horizon


         The world and its inhabitants will face a multitude of problems in the

21st Century, including drug addiction, deadly disease, violent crime, warfare

and hostility, hunger, and homelessness to name a few.  All of these critical

issues have been present to some extent in the 20th Century and, left unsolved,

will continue to plague society and mankind as we enter the new millennium.   As

we rapidly approach the next era, new issues of equal or even greater importance

for mankind will almost certainly arise.  I personally envision health issues,

concerns related directly to medicine, as the central, most critical and

comprehensive problem facing leaders of the 21st Century.

      In my opinion, physicians and others associated with the medical

profession will participate in one of the most vital and urgent roles entering

into the new era.  This is one of the reasons that I intend to pursue a career

in the medical field after I graduate from The University of Tennessee.  Of all

occupations in the next millennium, medicine will be perhaps the most important

and influential in combating the problems of mankind and in solving them.

      People in the field of medicine will continue, as they have in this

century, to address and participate in almost all concerns.  For example,

methadone is currently being used as a therapeutic intervention for some drug

addictions.  In addition, various medications are now being given in the

treatment of criminals, like anti-psychotic drugs to curb aggressive or violent

behavior in schizophrenics.   A new and improved group of antidepressants is

also being used to treat and reduce the growing rate of suicide in all ages of

our society.  Because a very high percentage of homeless people suffer from

psychological problems and/or drug addictions, doctors may also eventually play

a larger role in prescribing medication for these individuals.  Concerning

warfare that may be present into the 21st Century, the medical community will be

required to detect and treat a variety of injuries and illnesses, just as they

have had to decipher and work on patients who fell victim to the Gulf War

Syndrome.  Any future wars may have even more insidious side-effects due to the

use of lethal chemicals.

         Cures have been found for many illnesses, such as polio, smallpox, and

various childhood diseases in the present century, but other health concerns are

manifesting rapidly.  One of the most important task doctors and research

scientists may face is to fight new strains of deadly diseases in the coming

years.  Outbreaks of eboli and the emergence of diseases that are drug-resistant

to antibiotics threaten the survival of mankind.

         If humanity is to thrive and prosper in the 21st Century, each

individual must do his or her own part to deal with the problems that are

presently in existence as well as to prepare for the potential problems of the

future.  The path I will choose in solving some of the current and future

considerations for mankind is the field of medicine.  In other words, I want to

be a part of the solution for the issues that face my own generation, as well as

benefiting past and future generations.  No one person can solve all of the

dilemmas.  It will take a concerted effort by a multitude of individuals in a

variety of occupations and by concerned humanitarians who work 
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