Enterprenuer
Shree Mokilan Pari currently studies at UCLA. He will be entering medical school after completing his undergraduate studies.But there’s more to him.
He plans to use his great gift of education not to advance himself but to help the disadvantaged in America and around the globe.
Shree is an avid fan of weightlifting and basketball.
He lives a life that is similar to other college students.
He loves his school and friends but has a drive and ambition that sets him apart.
Through a series of events and opportunities, he realized that he could use his education and skills to make positive changes in the world.
After his junior year in high school, he completed an anesthesiology internship in India at Ayesha Hospital.
This made it immediately apparent that there were significant gaps in global healthcare systems.
The lack of funding and training in rural areas can lead to poor quality care.
Shree published research that he did in the International Journal of Pharma and BioSciences.
The research was conducted to determine the healthcare gaps between rural and urban areas.
These communities are not provided with healthcare professionals’ proper education and equipment.
These areas cannot access safe anesthesia, which further complicates the problem for the local healthcare system.
Shree has teamed up with rural doctors to create nonprofit programs that address the need for treatment in these areas.
Shree also had the opportunity to work at an Indian university, where he could put his passion for research to good use.
He also researched the effects of mangrove roots on the liver to protect it from the long-term effects of acetaminophen.
Shree also volunteered at the South Asian Heart Center in Mountain View, California.
His volunteer service contributed to the SAHC’s mission to help South Asian women and men combat heart disease through lifestyle counseling and coaching.
He gained firsthand experience of the positive effects a career as a medical professional can have.
Although his career path isn’t clear yet, Shree is sure that he will dedicate himself to social causes.
His greatest passions are research and medicine.
He is determined to help solve problems such as food security, healthcare disparities, and outdated medical infrastructures within underserved areas.
These issues affect rural India (where his nonprofit pilot program is located) and rural and urban communities around the globe.
Shree Mukilan Parai believes that higher standards of care and nutrition education can make a difference.
What’s your career story?
Currently, I am a full-time student at UCLA and working towards my undergraduate degree.
I am looking forward to going to medical school with the ultimate goal of helping underserved communities.
How do you stay productive?
Academic and research-related tasks dominate my day.
Because school is flexible, students must be able to adapt to a changing schedule, and there is no set routine.
To be able to complete the day, I make an effort to stick to my plan.
To maximize my productivity and health, I make an effort to eat well and exercise.
How do you bring ideas to life?
I enjoy brainstorming. My mind wanders whenever I get the chance to think.
This could happen anytime, whether I’m waiting in line or driving around the car.
I’ll note any new ideas that come to me immediately in my Reminders App and then expand on them later when I have the time.
This helps me keep the idea in my head and makes it easy to remember when I’m away from home.
What’s your favorite trend?
Robotics in high-level surgery is one trend that excites me.
The increased use of machines like the Da Vinci is one example.
These machines can be exact and reduce the invasiveness of surgery.
They also require a lot of skill, which I hope to one day be able to master.
Which habit makes you more productive?
I am always looking for new ways to invent. My productivity is hampered by complacency.
My goal to become a medical entrepreneur is best fulfilled by my determination to innovate.
What’s your advice for the Noob?
My younger self would be wise to learn the intricacies and nuances of saving and investment.
A younger me would also advise learning how to program in any programming language.
What is one thing we can all agree on?
News media need to be more transparent, accountable and scrutinized.
In this day and age, accurate fact reporting is difficult to find.
It is challenging to have productive conversations that result in real-world, tangible changes due to the lack of a common starting point.
What’s the one thing that you recommend to everyone?
Please keep your eyes on your goals and never stop working towards them.
While there will be obstacles on your way, sticking to your plan will help you stay on the right track.
Which strategy has been most successful in helping you to grow your career? Please describe.
Sometimes, I had to prioritize my career over all other things in my life.
I have recognized when it is necessary to do this has helped me prepare and get ahead.
Can you share a business idea?
Delivery systems to colleges are increasing in popularity.
This makes it highly profitable for students to have a fast and affordable delivery system, especially in college.
What’s your recent best buy?
My iPad’s pencil was the best $100 I spent in recent years.
It’s instrumental and makes note-taking so much easier.
What are your favorite Softwares or Apps?
R is a programming language that helps me to be productive.
Its many machine learning capabilities, modeling packages, and other features make it easy to conduct bioinformatics research.
Which book would you recommend?
The novel “84” by George Orwell is a good choice. Orwell’s comment on a dystopian society based on Stalinist Russia is beautifully depicted through the eyes of animal society.
It also shows the dangers associated with totalitarianism and mass surveillance.
What’s your favorite quote?
Productivity is not an accident. It’s always the result of excellence, focused effort.
Paul J. Meyer
TL;DR by Shree Mukilan Pari
Please keep your eyes on your goals and never stop working towards them.
While there will be obstacles on your way, sticking to your plan will help you stay on the right track.
Personal productivity is not possible with complacency.
To maximize your productivity and health, eat well and exercise.