Heartbeats over Hard Drives: Why I Still Want to Become a Medical Doctor

Ever since I was asked to make a decision about what career path I wanted to take, there have been a multitude of options. Still, I realized that somewhere deep inside, I felt like I had always wanted to be a doctor, perhaps because everyone in my family is one. Nevertheless, I imagined myself wearing a white coat, a stethoscope around my neck, checking charts of patients, and requesting nurses to do tests or give specific doses of drugs, and making a difference in someone’s life made me grow a liking for the possibility of becoming a doctor. I want to become a doctor, not just to treat illnesses, but to serve with compassion, listen to people’s stories, and be there on someone’s hardest days.

Many people associate becoming a doctor with having to wear those comfortable green scrubs and stand for hours using instruments to cut up people; at least this is what Grey’s Anatomy episodes made it seem like. However, this was just a minute part of being a doctor.