All my life when someone asked me what I wanted to be when I grew up, my automatic answer was ‘I want to be a doctor!’. I did not know what type of doctor I wanted to be; I just knew I wanted to become one. Part of the reason is that my mother always wanted one of her children to be a doctor. I took that responsibility upon myself and was determined to make her proud. Growing up, she always taught my sisters and me the importance of being able to fend and provide for ourselves, and the way she said it always seemed like the only way to become rich was by working as one of these three things: a doctor, a lawyer, or an IT specialist. In that order. Either that or marry rich.
It wasn’t only my mother that ‘inspired’ me to become a doctor. I made up my mind to become one because when I was younger, I made many trips to see the doctor. While I was being treated each time I went there, The doctors inspired me a little due to the way they always ensured to make me feel better. I also wanted to be the one to make someone happy and healthy at the end day. Something about it just brings me joy whenever I think about it.
As I got older, it started to dawn on me what being a doctor meant. It wasn’t just about seeing a patient, telling them what’s wrong with them, and getting your pay. It was way more complicated than that. Surgeons had to be in contact with a lot of blood most of the time they worked. That didn’t change my mind because I later realized blood didn’t faze me. ‘Ah, I forgot you want to be a doctor in the future.’ my mom often told me whenever she glanced at me and didn’t see me shiver or shut my eyes at the sight of blood.
After reading various articles and websites on the various types of doctors there are (and which one pays the highest) I think I’ve made up my mind on the type of doctor I want to become and hopefully, I don’t change my mind. In the future, I hope to become a neurosurgeon or a pediatrician. I chose Neurosurgery because something about the nervous system fascinates me. I would like to become more educated on the nervous system while helping people. And the option of being a Pediatrician is simply because I have a soft spot for children.
Overall, my desire to become a doctor stems from my desire to help others. I believe that being a doctor is one of the most rewarding professions out there, and I am excited to be a part of it.
Thank you for sharing your passion and dream to become a doctor. This piece is quite relatable because I also wish to be something in the medical area, possibly a pediatrician like you mentioned. I enjoyed how you shared your personal reasoning and experiences that inspired you but also connected the profession to its importance and realistic attributes that come alongside the opportunity.