**For this essay, I’d like you to describe your journey that led you to enter this field, and any challenges you had to overcome along the way. Also, explore what steps (academic, professional, or personal) you will take in the future to develop yourself so you can excel in this profession. Because you’re now starting out in the field, it’s okay for your narrative to be focused on past experiences that are not directly related to the profession but that have contributed to your journey in some way, but also try to include Surg Tech academic and career experiences you’ve had thus far.
Your grade for this assignment will be based on the following elements of your paper:
Thesis statement and topic sentences
Paragraph structure
Development of your discussion with specific details
Overall organization of your ideas
Sentence-level control
Formatting guidelines: 2-4 pages of text, double-spaced, Times New Roman, size 12 font. Please also include a cover page, following APA format**
