A lot of people pursue a career path in the medical field because it pays well. Even though this is true, it's not why I want to do it.
In the beginning..
I knew I wanted to be a healthcare provider of some sort. At first, I thought I wanted to be a surgeon of some kind, but decided against it because my child self didn't want to accidentally kill someone. Then I thought I wanted to be a nurse.
Oh did I want to be a nurse. My grammy was a nurse and I wanted to do it too so badly. For a long time that was my goal and I worked hard toward it. I spent all of my middle school years and high school years telling myself and others that I was going to be a nurse.
I put myself though science class after science class, pushed anatomy and physiology, medical terminology, chemistry, and countless other health science classes all in high school. I spent many nights going over vocab words and charts just so that I was sure I knew everything and so I would have a good chance of getting into a nursing program in college. Then right before my high school graduation I decided I really didn't want to be a nurse after all. Instead I decided to change my long declared major to Respiratory Therapy and then pushed myself in my first year of college to insure I had a spot in the program. All that had paid off and honestly, it was a great choice.
But why did I put myself through all of the trouble?
Was it for the chance to have a killer paycheck at the end of every week? Sure, that's nice and all, but that's not why I have always wanted to dedicate my life to the medical field. Why I want to do this can only be simply put as: I just want to help people.
The idea of helping someone in a time of need is such a rewarding thought and I can't wait until I'm actually able to do so. It's all I've ever wanted to do and it's all I feel that I was meant to do. Yeah, it may be a lot of work and I may lose a ton of sleep and sanity trying to keep up with it, but the rewards are beyond worth it.
The rewards that I'm talking about are being able to make someone's life better, to even save a life. I know I won't be able to save everyone, and when I won't be able to save them, just knowing that I tired and put my all into it and made their lives just a little more bearable towards the end is reward enough.
Plain and simple, I want to help people. It's my calling and I feel that it's my duty to give my all and to dedicate my life to such an amazing field. This is why I want to work in the medical field.
