being a 'doctor'...

What is being a doctor all about? I’ve heard more than often people asking me to forget about the glam of holding the job as a doctor.Time and time again people keep reminding me, especially doctors themselves that being a doctor is no money making job!And now and again I roll my eyes at the thought. I never chose medicine because of the money it may or may not bring to me in future…instead I chose it because I wanted to. But today the reason became more than clear of why I did. Medicine is a field that I believe could shape into a person that is not only full with knowledge but also able to apply it in such a wonderful way.Today Dar Chan,the CEO of Island hospital was more than kind to spare an hour of his precious time during our visit there to explain to us what does he think about the medical profession.And he had only one thing to say about it..’being a doctor is all about being able to think logically..’And he said armed with knowledge and our five senses we are prepared to become a great doctor.The biggest difference of being a doctor rather than other professional line is that doctors need to deal with human beings who feel pain.While an engineer might endure a large amount of loss due to his carelessness in building some parts of a machine…a doctor need to face the agony of pain in his patients and worst still even death. And they MUST be able to live with this throughout their career;and that I believe has made all the difference.
During my first day of attachment even though I didn’t get to see many patients,I was mainly attached at the pharmacy department and their efficiency in handling all the medicines indeed impressed me.And the best part of all was the visit to the childrens ward..and of course the part when I sneaked into a pediatricians’ room ,Dr Dan:P.His room was the most talked about one among the staff nurses because it was filled with so many teddy bears and colourful toys..so I couldn’t resist not seing it..and after I took a tour inside..i don’t mind being a sick child and to walk into his room ove rand over again J…