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Sample LBS MBA Essay: Post-MBA Goals (Medical Doctor to Investment Banking)

In this example, we look at the fictitious profile of a Medical Doctor, who wants to be at the helm of real-change – Investment. A multi-faceted individual, who found impact in every engagement he participated as a Medical Doctor to Strategist, is finally seeking one of the most ambitious career transitions – to switch from someone serving the patients to leading investments in a value-based healthcare system.

The first paragraph starts with a narrative of the applicant as a child when he kept organizing the building blocks on size, hinting that even as a child, his passion was in reimagining existing systems. The lines on his involvement to 'improve' systems in school, college and professionally, affirms this behavior. Once the applicant summarizes his passion, a specific example of how his initiative improved patient care for the critically ill is offered.

The second paragraph dives into this initiative and how the applicant's innovation became the standard operating procedure for Emergency care in the UK. The applicant then transitions into his search for a larger impact by connecting with a Partner of a leading consulting company in London on improving Healthcare systems. The interaction becomes a basis for a 10-month consulting engagement - the first for a Medical Doctor. NHS funding cut  - the austerity measure, is cited as an example to demonstrate that government-funded Consulting projects were the first casualty of cost cuts

The third paragraph starts with a meeting that the applicant had with a PE visionary. The interaction convinced the applicant that systemic change in Healthcare could only be achieved by controlling the flow of the fund.

In the fourth paragraph, the applicant acknowledges the enormity of the task - switching from a Medical Doctor to a PE professional. LBS MBA's Finance electives are quoted and affirmed to demonstrate confidence that the experience would provide him with the tools to make the transition. Quickly, the applicant also mentions how he would help the Healthcare Club gain sponsorships and bring industry experts and colleagues passionate about Healthcare to one platform and reinvent the delivery framework.

As a concluding paragraph, the applicant shares his desire to start a healthcare fund in the long-term that encourages value-based delivery and demonstrate confidence in LBS MBA's curriculum to improve the skills.

Sample LBS MBA Essay: Post-MBA Goals - How Prior Experience & LBS MBA will contribute (495 Words) (Medical Doctor to Investment Banking)

My mother’s plea to stop organizing the building blocks on size fell to deaf ears. Even as a 4-year old, I found ways to rearrange, reformat, and reinvent traditional systems. The restless energy spilled over to extra-curricular, social events, and leadership challenges. I felt that I should contribute to it all. The passion in engaging with the management to improve school’s recession activities, medical school’s internship payment model and <y>’s patient care, attracted me to ‘Strategy’ as a field of interest. Although the three years serving patients in emergency care was the most satisfying experience I had, my mind wandered towards improving our team’s efficiency. I deployed a workflow that reduced attending to a patient by 2 minutes and 15 seconds – an insignificant time for general patients but life and death outcomes for the critically ill. The procedure needed approval from all stakeholders, and so I brought my ...

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