Why Medicine?
So many people will ask you, "Why medicine?" The usually answers are , "I want to help people" "I love science" or even "Money."
But a questions that have always prodded me was, "What is your deepest desire in medicine? Is it truly your niche? Are you willing to open your heart and mind to allow people to be completely vulnerable with you?"
That's the word: Vulnerability.
Medicine is seeing people at their most vulnerable. Sharing with you their deepest concerns, questions, hopes, and desires. Sometimes, patients share with you things that they don't even share with their closests friends or companions. That, right there, is ultimate trust. What a privilege!
Why medicine for me?
- I want to mend a person physically, emotionally, and spiritually in a non-judgemental compassionate manner
- I want to set an example for other minority students that it is possible to attain and succeed in these positions
- My overall life goal: to make each person I am in contact with feel as important as they truly are
- Personally, my life is more fulfilling if I am serving others
In medicine, I get to hit these life-goals of mine. So, yes I do want to help people, and I do love science. But there is much more to it than the surface answers. I have long-term goals that I hope to continually fulfill.
So, now I'm challenging you: Have you truly self-reflected on why you want to go into medicine? What are your goals in medicine? What are your life goals? Is there any altruism in your desire to enter medicine? Will you truly be fulfilled?
Have a lovely week!
- Riesee <3
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