Why I Want to Be a Pediatrician: My Personal Story
As a child, I was always fascinated with how the human body worked and how to keep it healthy. My interest in medicine grew stronger as I volunteered at a children's hospital during high school. Witnessing the bravery and resilience of young patients facing various illnesses and conditions left a profound impact on me. When it was time to choose a major, I picked nursing because I believed it was a path that could lead me to work with children. However, after my first semester, I realized that nursing wasn't the right fit for me. I then switched to a biology major, where I discovered my passion for learning about the complex workings of the human body and how to use that knowledge to help children. While I was initially hesitant about becoming a pediatrician due to the long years of schooling and residency, a conversation with my brother made me realize that my passion should motivate me, not scare me. To discuss why I want to be a pediatrician, this essay will elaborate on my determination to pursue this challenging yet rewarding path to make a positive impact on the lives of young patients and their families.
I chose to be a pediatrician because of the simple fact that I get to work with children every day. I’ve always adored being around kids and they always enjoyed being around me. Now being a pediatrician isn’t all about healthy children there are some sick kids and the fact that I can treat these kids to make them feel better brightens up my mood. Also, being a pediatrician isn’t just being a doctor in my opinion. Pediatricians are almost like therapist and teachers. So, this gives me the ability to help growing young adults feel comfortable in their bodies and be a person they can come and talk to when they're uncomfortable or scared to talk to their parents or guardians. And to top it off I can be myself, which a silly and fun person.
The type of reward being a pediatrician will give me is being able to help and work with children. It’s no better reward than being able to have fun, interacting with kids and babies every day, helping children, it never gets boring and most of help kids and young adults through tough times. Also, my education is expanded with new and exciting things. For my plan b I would say that I would go into the field of being a physician assistant. Being a physician assistant is the next best thing about being a pediatrician. I think this is the next best thing because I’m still working with children every day. I still get to do things I want to do as a pediatrician.
