You will get asked this over and over and over. Have a good response already thought up. Below is a very thoughtful and eloquent answer, taking into account the good and the bad parts of being a physician. Kudos!
I got asked this over and over at Medlink. I’m glad I did, too, because it made me realise just how much this means to me.
I want to be a doctor, because since a young age I have been utterly fascinated by the human body. Everything about it is intriguing, intricate and just beautiful. It really is breath-taking and I could not be satisfied with my life if I did not learn everything there is to learn about our bodies. As well as this, I want to continue my learning throughout the entire of my career, because learning is something I love to do; as a doctor, I will be able to do this - it will be required of me to keep up-to-date with new techniques, drugs, equipment, research and recommended treatment.
I want to be there to help people. As a doctor you share in people’s darkest and happiest moments. That is a privilege. You are the one whose opinion they trust, whose advice they ask; the one who can change their life. You can heal people. Make them better. And sure, some days you will be stressed, tired, and your sleeping pattern will be completely screwed. Hey, one day, you might even be the one delivering news that your team “did all they could, but…”. That doesn’t matter to me. I’ll take the bad, just to become a doctor.
This is for me. I’m certain. Please, let me into your medical school?
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Hello! Great question, thanks for asking.
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