My Dream of Becoming a Pediatrician!

My Dream of Becoming a Pediatrician!
By: Tiffany Reid HR:306

As I recall, I remember sitting in the waiting room as a child, waiting to get my check-up. I remember it as if was yesterday. Since a tender age of about 11 or 12, I aspired to become a pediatrician. I always thought it would be great to help other kids. And now, I was so fascinated with seeing the little cute babies. Now that I am older and have more knowledge of what I want to accomplish in my life, and I still want to fulfill this dream. I enjoy working with children, when either doing community service or babysitting. I strongly feel it is my passion to help people.
Inspiration? Where did it come from? Now until this day, I have the urge to really do this. Little chats here and there from my current doctor, have given me this inspiration. Many people, such as friends and other individuals, tried to induce me not to become a doctor. Why? Well, they said it took too many years in college, too much dedication, and less time from my personal life. If you really want to achieve something, you should go for it. It doesn't bother me that it takes an ample amount of time of going to school. 11 years! That's a lot! That's what they all say. Well not to me, because this is something I'm serious about and not dreading over. Of course I am aware that this job entails hard work and is not an effortless task. But I am willing to endure the risk.
Achieving a goal in the pediatrics department is important to me because if someday I save a life, it will mean so much to me. I'm not really concerned with the large salary that I will earn, but mostly with being able to work in a field that I will relish throughout my adulthood. This discipline is important to me because working as a pediatrician gives me a lot of flexibility and independence. I also have options of either starting my own office or working with a group of doctors. This job also gives me a wide variety of options as well, as a doctor. This includes working in the hospital, taking care of sick children in the office, and counseling parents about raising blissful and healthy children. What I like about this job is that you specialize in anything from dealing with runny noses to taking care of kids with complex medical problems like diabetes, depression and asthma, instead of simply referring them to a specialist.
And someday, I hope be the next future doctor. I know one day I will make a difference in someone's life. With a strong mind, and determination, it is potential. It is not impractical, because there are many young doctors out there. If they can achieve it, so can I. To become the first doctor of my family will be a great triumph. And who knows, I might be my little brother's doctor in the near future. As a word of advice, if you have goals in life, that you want to achieve go for them. Don't let anyone restrain you from accomplishing your dreams!