Your expectations as a future physician

Question: Please discuss your expectations as a future physician

Being a daughter of a physician, I have seen what a medical professional’s career looks like from a better vantage point. I know how differently a physician mother would be able to do her role in the family while being held busy by her profession. A doctor swore to save lives at all times, and this oath took away most of her personal time.

When we settled to the United States eight years ago, I have no idea how my new homeland would be. I’ve been in the company of other children whose mothers are devoted to the sole career of taking care of them. Admittedly, I am green with envy that my physician mother does not have the luxury of time to pick me up from school, or cook for my dinner. A physician’s work needed her away from home most of the time, and thus, I grew up without her close supervision. Eating a dinner prepared by others is normal to me. But on the other side of my unhappiness with her situation, I also saw her dedication and love for her job. My admiration for her keeps increasing as I matured dealing with the difficulties I use to endure. And that admiration has drawn me to tread the same path.

At a young age, the inspiration my mother gave me motivated a personal desire to study science seriously. I have been told always that a strong foundation in science is the key to a successful career in medicine. And now, I am facing a moment to test my proficiency in science as I take the challenge of passing an admission test to a medical school. This admission test alone signifies the huge requirement for academic rigor in pursuing this career.

It does not mean however that I am a nerdy type of a person. As I take studies to be a no-nonsense thing, I take time socializing with my peers, neighbors and my family. I am active in community work and the local Girl Scout movement. It is here that I have made a practical test on the ground to validate the theories I learned from books. It is here that I understood how degenerative lifestyle disorders develop. My immersion in the community opened my eyes that health is also a political issue, and it is inextricably linked to state of wellness of the environment we live.

My preparations ahead made me ready, and I don’t find these challenges fearsome anymore. I am, in fact, excited to take the test to prove to myself I am worthy of my chosen path. My mother never gave up learning herself as much of her time is devoted to acquiring state-of-the-art technology, skill and knowledge to cope with the ever advancing field of medicine. This paradigm keeps me strong because I know the first step, which is to pass an admission test to a medical school of my choice, is the most difficult part of my own journey of a thousand miles.

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