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Essay On Being A Doctor

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Exceeding Expectations, Building Bridges, and Creating Impact: The Role of A Doctor As A Professional In Today’s World
More often than not, people have the impression that being a doctor is plainly about studying intensively and working tirelessly to cure the sick. Most of the time, people view doctors as the ones who do no further than diagnose conditions and treat people. However, I deem that being a doctor encompasses so much more than that. Growing up with my parents who are physicians, I discovered what it truly takes to be a doctor. Being exposed to the field of medicine at an early age, I have observed and somehow gotten to know the fundamental skills and attitude that allows one to excel in the said scene. Moreover, through the experiences I had in college, as well as the people I meet and work with, I have uncovered that this is not a simple job. One’s role as a doctor does not end with reading books, taking exams, and treating patients. These are merely the starting point, the minimum requirements of the job. Through …show more content…

Being a doctor means that there are people who depend on you, and more importantly, there are people who look up to you. Because of this, it is vital that one is able to create an impact on other people. However, this does not end there. Being a doctor means that one should incite others to do the same. In establishing an impression, one is able to spur the people around him or her, allowing them to gain something that they can put to use. With this, one is able to impart something that others can truly value. However, this is not just a one-way thing. With this, in cultivating others and igniting them, one is able to learn something as well which can motivate one to do better. In having a connection with one’s patients and the people one works with, one is able to inspire and move others, and at the same time be inspired and be moved as

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