Shelly Hobbs
Hometown: Pataskala, Ohio
Majors: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Minor: Chemistry
"Otterbein is a wonderful school. I think I've succeeded in my education as well as service and leadership in and out of the classroom."
1. What do you plan to do after graduation? I will be attending Ohio University College of Osteopathic Medicine this coming fall. I plan to become a rural family practice physician so that I may help those in need of medical care. I have also been offered a full scholarship to join the Air Force to become a doctor in the service. I plan to take this opportunity so that I may serve others all over the world as a representative of our nation's armed forces.
2. What is your most significant accomplishment? I believe the most significant thing I have accomplished is that I have found what I was meant to do in life - to serve and help others as a physician. I worked very hard to reach this goal, and I am happy to say that I was able to make a choice between some very prestigious medical schools. It was the hardest decision I have had to make in my life, but I am grateful that I was given a choice. To me, that shows that I am heading in the right direction.
3. How did you become interested in the sciences and what keeps you motivated towards these goals? Many of my relatives are in nursing and the medical field, so I have always been interested in science. Science is a very challenging subject, and I have always believed in living up to one's full potential. It is fascinating to me, and medicine is my passion in life. I think that it is this passion for what I am doing, knowing that I will someday be able to make a positive impact in someone else's life, that is the driving force behind my goals. This goal has always felt right. It is as if I was meant to follow this path.
Finish these sentences:
I am most proud of . . . working hard and making informed decisions.
Someday I hope to . . . make a difference. We are all part of the same big picture, and I would like to have a positive impact on that picture!
I am inspired by . . . honest people who work hard to get where they are going.