Medicine

Fortunately, I'm chosen by the Public Service Department (JPA) to pursue my tertiary study under its scholarship in medicine. People told me that I'm as lucky as winning lottery as the total amount spent on me could be nearly a million ringgits. However it is not the time for me to enjoy the savor of victory, I know I shall start preparing myself mentally in order to push myself through the hardship that I might face soon.

Pursuing medicine means I will works as a doctor a.k.a medical officer in the future. I've read many of the blogs written by the medical students as well as doctors. They share their two cents to those who are going to join the medical profession. As most of the people will say, being a doctor is glamorous and can earn big money. It is a misconception indeed. If we count the salary of a doctor hour by hour and then compare its ratio to the other job, we can conclude that the medical job can only bring you monetary stability but not wealth. A doctor cannot be a millionaire.

What propels me? First, I had grown an intense loving towards science and mathematics since I was small. I expect I will be doing science-related job after I've grown up. It doesn't make sense right? Okay actually I'm finding job satisfaction at the same time. I can imagine when I manage to bring the patient's health back to an acceptable level, all things worth. Secondly, I'm inspired by my cousin, Chang Yang who is currently undergoing his fifth year medical education as a medical student. Apart from that, his siblings are also working as doctors in different hospitals now. This spurs me a lot. My parents were encouraging me to follow my cousin's step since I was in primary school. They even started imagining the time when my cousins and I are working together in a private hospital. In fact, they didn't force me to become a doctor but slowly analysed the benefits of being a doctor to me. Actually there are more threats than benefits for being a doctor but I quite agree with some of the points. A doctor will know more about health and hence he can be the health consultant of the whole family which will then practise healthy lifestyle together. A doctor might develop more philosophies about life due to the challenging life saving tasks.

Good grades in examination is needed to get you into a medical school but grades alone will not keep you afloat for long. You need a stubborn determination to progress in medical field that requires a decade of training. I've heard that a number of medical students were giving up in the first year studying medicine, it is a waste of time and resources indeed.

I've ready to endure the five years of intense study and a full lifetime of dedication to humanity.
I'm one step closer to my dream.