Hoonkaew, Chalita

248/90 Charansanitwong Rd

Bangkoknoi Bkk 10700 Thailand

24th November 2004

Dear NEO of France,

As personal goal to devote my life to find new ideas and methods in order to advance mankind’s

health in Thailand, experience as a clinical clerkship in a famous hospital in high technology country

like in Paris, France is very important for me. Beside many reasons about a chance to give the great

contribution to the society, my principal incentive is the eagerness to cure the patient both of their

bodies and hearts.

I tremendously enjoyed my experience in this first clinical year, especially in department of

ambulatory medicine and also anesthetic medical department, because in the first department, I had

the opportunity to take care of many patients as a first doctor and I had gain many experience from

the surgeon in an operative room from another one. These opportunities strengthened my skills in

applying my knowledge from the preclinical year to make a proper diagnosis and management for

individual patient. I find this work challenging, interesting, and invigorating and I am determined to

become better skilled so that I can lead a group of researchers in the future. I am motivated and

curious person who can easily adapt to any situation. My friends know me to be a very effective and

helpful team player. I enjoy learning from others and helping others where I can. I am excited by the

opportunity to join a group of professional where I can apply my skills, talents, and enthusiasm

I do like to find some new experience of being an exchange student. I think that going on exchange

under SCOPE program will fit my desire most. Although I haven’t had any experience in the

department of surgery now, anyway I will finish it in this upcoming January, I’m very interested in

plastic surgery because I had ever once discussed with the professor of this field about the

motivation making him became a plastic surgeon. He answered me indirectly but his answer implied

me about using creativity of art to improve not only wounds or scars on the patient’s body but also

the patient’s heart. I had imagined much about how the plastic surgeon did that. Not too long from

that time, I read the magazine in the column of beauty and found that many of Thai women went to

see the plastic surgeon to make better looking. Most of them had more self-confidence, better in job

and sexual relationship. After searching for more information about this field, I found that there

were many hospitals in the developed countries but just one of them that I was interested in, that is

a hospital in Paris. It’s a great opportunity for me to have an experience in a hospital of my dream.

Not only the department that attracted me but also the country, the people and the culture. It is

hard to find a good opportunity like this.

I'm also like doing many activities, as now I’m taking part in IFMSA-Thailand as a Local Committee

Coordinator and Local Officer on Refugee and Peace. I took part in many projects of this association,

for example, the donation camp for disable child. In the future we have planned to do the co-project

with the IFMSA of Japan and Indonesia to help some refugees in Indonesia by giving them some food

and clothes. I wish I would have much more idea to improve medical studying in Thailand and

unforgettable good memories from your hospital. If possible, I’d like to join Orthopedics as well

because I’m interested in this field too. The last thing, I am pleased to take care of any incoming

students from your country as well. You are always welcome.

Yours sincerely,

Chalita Hoonkaew