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BASICS<br>
Full name: Maria Louise Somero<br>
Date of Birth: 14/07/1975<br>
Birthplace: Pennsylvania, USA<br>
Sexuality: Heterosexual<br>
Health: Satisfactory<br>
Education: Western Salisbury Elementary School, Salisbury Middle School, Salisbury High School, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine.<br>

<p>PERSONALITY<br>
Hard-working: Maria Somero is well known at the institution for how hard she works to do her job properly. The amount of effort she puts in to make sure she does her best and aides the patient to the best of her ability. She will make sure that anything that can be done to help those she works with will be done and correctly, she will not stand to see something being done with half-effort or in an incorrect way.<p>

Co-operative: Somero is known for her co-operative nature, both with the patients, her fellow colleagues and superiors. As a psychiatrist her ability to co-operate with the patients is key as she can understand their needs and provide for them, whilst still being firm and sticking by the rules and regulations. Her co-operative nature means we have not had any trouble from Somero in the five years she has been with us. Any new practice or medication we have introduced she has welcomed with open arms. Somero has also been very co-operative during the changes in medication which led to...unusual results.<p>

Intelligent: One of the main reasons that Doctor Somero was taken on by our staff is her intelligence, both in her education and degrees, but in her day to day conversations and the way she handles various situations. She never dives head first into situations, instead thinking them through clearly before she makes any major decision. She is a widely respected member of staff for her knowledge and intelligence.<p>

Strong: Despite being both a female member of staff and a psychiatrist, Doctor Somero is undoubtedly strong, both physically and mentally. Having done this job for many years without any slip or sign of a breakdown in a place such as this, it is inspiring to see someone with such a stable mentality. With no past of mental illness she is mentally capable of dealing with anything. She has also proven her physical strength on numerous occasions when patients have turned hostile and she has had to deal with them until orderlies arrived.

<p>HISTORY<br>

“I was born in Allentown, Pennsylvania in July 1975. My parents were Rosa and Emilio Somero and I already had a sister who was four years my senior named Alicia. I grew up in Allentown, going to school in the Salisbury School district. I attended their elementary, middle and high school before going onto the University of Pennsylvania to study medicine. I always did well with my education, came out top all the way through high school. I had a distinct passion that my friends did not have – I knew where I was going and exactly how I was going to get there.<p>

My sister Alicia was the reason I was so dedicated, for all of my childhood I saw her as an idol and looked up to her. A lot of big sisters are viewed this way by their younger siblings, but I worshipped the ground she walked on. In my eyes, Alicia could do no wrong, and I though everyone else saw her that way too. But after a while my parent's attitude towards her began to change. At first they saw her like I did, only on a less extreme scale. She was their angel, their first born that was perfect in every way. Then they started shouting at her at mealtimes, I didn't fully understand it at first. Eventually I realised it was because she had stopped eating. I was eight years old at the time and didn't understand the concept of an eating disorder just yet. My parent's view was that if they got stricter then maybe she would be forced to eat. It didn't work.<p>

Alicia battled anorexia for four years, eventually losing her battle in hospital when she was just sixteen. I was only twelve and my world was broken. I had lost my big sister. Naturally, I dove into mourning and staed in that state for a very long time alongside my parents, we were distraught. Eventually I decided that I had to do something that would help. If I could not help Alicia, then I would help those who were still struggling. My parent's agreed and set up a local charity, I dedicated myself to my studies. I was determined to help the future Alicia's.<p>

As I got older the dream became more realistic, and when I received my acceptance letter to the School of Medicine in the University of Pennsylvania I realised that I was going to actually achieve my dream. Fast forward a ridiculous amount of years, various degrees and courses, and I found myself with a PhD and the title of Doctor. I was Dr. Somero, a full fledged Psychiatrist. I spent my training in an institution in Pennsylvania, and once I completed my training I spent two more years there before I was accepted into Novac. I have been there for five years now without any serious problems. Well, apart from one...<p>

Let me just tell you that I take my job very seriously. And one of the rules I follow is that there should be no relationships between staff and patients. It is a very fair rule, understandable. There is just one problem...I've kind of broken it. There are so many reasons why it is wrong that I can't even list them all. For one, he's young, so young! He's only 22...I'm 36! And he is my patient. I don't know why I'm doing this, it could fuck up my whole career. I just...can't seem to stop. There is just something about him that doesn't let me break it off. I just can't bring myself to do it.”

<p>POSITION AT NOVAC<br>
Position: Psychiatrist<p>

“I applied for the position of psychiatrist five years ago and was accept into the Novac staff shortly after. It was a laborious process involving various background checks including my health history, both physical and mental, and any criminal record. Thankfully I have a pretty clean past in that aspect so I passed quite easily. The interviews went equally as well – I perform well in interview situations and do not crack under pressure. They decided that I would be a valuable addition to the staff and I joined a few weeks after it was decided.<p>

I was a bit unsure at first, the hospital was a bit unlike the ones I<u> had did</u> my training and worked in before, but of course every institution has their own little practises and habits. Eventually I settled in with the staff, I don't let myself get pushed around by others so I gained their respect pretty quickly. The patients I got to grips with immediately, delving into their files and getting to know them as well as I could before even having seen their face. I will not deny that it was rough at first, but I handled it well.<p>

Of course I did notice Novac has a practise of constantly changing and introducing new medication, but I assumed they were looking for the best ways to treat the patients, although I was never fully for the testing being actually on the patients, I said nothing. I am known for being co-operative and until it proves highly dangerous I will stay that way. Of course, if it does have some serious effects involving death or anything that serious, I will try my best to intervene. However, I do not believe they would let it go that far. They are professionals. If they want to introduce these new medications, I will continue prescribing them.”
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