Vision statement on studentship application

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The discussion centers around crafting a compelling vision statement for a scholarship application in medical physics. The applicant aims to articulate a career trajectory leading to running a lab and clinic within 15 years. To enhance the statement, suggestions include detailing specific graduate projects of interest, articulating the skills to be gained and their relevance, and projecting the future direction of the field over the next 15 years. Additionally, the applicant is encouraged to describe the focus of their future lab work, which could provide depth and demonstrate a clear understanding of their professional aspirations.
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I'm trying to fill in an application for a scholarship to study medical physics. The instructions are thus:
PERSONAL GOALS AND VISION STATEMENT:
All applicants are asked to submit a one-page vision statement (single-spaced, 12 font) describing their personal career goals, and how they anticipate their graduate program will help them realize those objectives. Please include any presentations, abstracts or publications that you may have.

My goal is to eventually run my own lab and clinic (within about 15 years time frame), but I can't think of anything to write to make it more than about 5 lines, basically just describing my intended career path (MSc/PhD -> residency -> clinical practice -> open lab/clinic). Any advice on how to flesh this out more, or what else to write about?

Thanks in advance
 
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Some suggestions:
- add in details about the graduate projects you are interested in working on
- explain the skills you hope to gain and why they are relevant
- outline where you see the field going in the next 15 years or so
- if you do end up running your own lab, explain what work you would focus on
 
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