My future career!

My dream job is to become a doctor. In this profession, you have to be very hardworking and empathetic which resonates a lot with me. I really like the proximity with patients and everyday is a new opportunity to help people in need. I am also aiming towards pediatrics because I love children. This specific branch of medicine involves a lot of interpersonal skills because, in a lot of cases, you have to comfort worried families. What drives me the most in life is helping people and this profession is a great way to accomplish that. 

From a very young age, I have always wanted to be in the medical field. My mom is a nurse and I loved hearing about her day and the people she cured. I looked up to her a lot and I still do. The desire to become a doctor came when I got sick. Around the age of 10, I was diagnosed with epilepsy. It was a very scary time for me and my family because we did not know what caused these episodes. I was always at the hospital and, strangely enough, it became my safe place. Even if my being there meant I was still sick, it also meant I could see the doctors and ask about all the cool medical tools around me. This is also why I want to be a pediatrician. I want to help sick kids the way I was helped.

During the pandemic, the health care system was in a crisis and there were a lot of job opportunities to fill. I saw this as an opportunity to do my part. I started working in a CHSLD when COVID-19 was as it's peek. I saw all the damage this disease caused and lost a lot of patients. This period of time was shadowed by a lot of darkness, especially for the families who lost their loved ones. This experience only made me want to pursue medicine even more because I realized how much of a difference we can make. It was truly eye-opening.