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Essay About Experience In Life

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Stinking of chlorine and defeat, I distinctly remember dragging myself away from the swimming centre, yet again without any medals as my brother followed, his medals bouncing merrily against his chest. I promised myself that I would not put myself through that shame again and yet this would be a cycle that repeated numerous over the next ten years. I may not have been the biggest or the fastest person athlete, but my sheer persistence and determination had me going time and time again, choosing the hardest events and trying to at least beat my personal bests. After all, as my coach says, it wasn’t about how good you were, it was all about how much effort you put in to better yourself.
Clearly my competitive swimming career wasn’t illustrious, …show more content…

Watching his tireless work and attitude towards his patients was what first motivated me to follow this path.
Likewise I would like to do the same as a medical professional. I recognise it is tiring, thankless and requires both mental and physical sacrifice for many years of your life. It tests your ability to adapt to a fast paced, changing world.
As a cautious thinker, I wanted to explore the ‘real’ medical world before diving head first. I had the amazing opportunity to gain work experience at not only, government run Hamad Medical Corporation in Qatar, but also a private hospital in India, Kovai Medical Centre and Hospital. While both hospitals were wildly different, what really struck me were the similarities. Each doctor had passion and drive and most importantly, a respect for their patients. I was particularly struck by how one doctor waylaid the fears of a lady, he was calm and kind but firm, who was getting ready for a colonoscopy. I saw the effects of neurodegenerative diseases on families first-hand, and I could empathise on another level. The opportunity to see different departments and specialities made doctoring more than a far off end point. It has motivated me even more as I now know for certain there is nothing I would rather

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