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Why I Want To Be A Doctor

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Personal statement for medical students.

When is the end of sickness after all medicine has lived for millennium of years? Medicine has not yet achieved its recognition in helping millions of the people in this world. This remain a fact because many people are still dying from the same sickness in everyday of our life and it is a tragedy. Are we not able to find the cure rather than associating with the same antibodies to train the bacteria to become resistant? Everything is possible with human, but we lack devotion, dedication and the time to invest and find the best results. Nevertheless, medicine have tried to improve the quality of human life resulting in an increase of life expectancy.

My longing for science has been the fundamental root of saving lives and bringing back happiness to the family. At the age of 11, my mother suffered from …show more content…

I was inspired by the doctor who had operated on my mothers’ health and I was overwhelmed in his job that seems remarkable. This is because I develop an optimism that a doctor has the all potential in curing any kind of sickness. Hence, it is substantial for one to become a doctor and help in fighting against diseases to cure patients.

Moreover, I had a memorable experience during my voluntary shadowing because I was so inquisitive in asking doctors about medicine, as I wanted to engage in the necessary knowledge that is employed to become a doctor. To answer some of my questions, I was introduced to a thermometer, an x-rays machine, a blood pressure monitor and some equipment that doctors use during operations. This broadens my capacity that a qualified medical doctor must work with some of the tools to aid him in diagnosing the sickness of the patient and, this as well can guide him in prescribing the most effective medication to the

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