Medical Pathway by Noor

Medical Pathway by Noor - May 2023 Scholarship Essay

Medical Field

“ He can’t breathe,” echoed through the emergency room. Turned around in a panic and there it was a little boy, he had stopped breathing. I looked at the nurse who was about to break down, and that's when I knew I had to step in. How can such a young boy feel so much pain? I shove my thoughts away. While I tried to save his life, all I could think about was don't die. My head was turning numb, as If I had lost connection with my thoughts. 1, 2, 3 shock I yelled and within seconds a beep went off sending a straight line, and that's when we all knew that boy had died, and the room dropped dead silence, while everyone took in what had happened. Another life was lost, but in the other room a crying voice had echoed filling all of us with life, a baby was born.
I’ve alway wanted to be a doctor but I was never sure what kind of doctor. All I knew is that I never wanted to be a regular doctor because I found their life boring, no offense, but they just sit behind their desks filling out paperwork and whatever is wrong with you they'll just send you to another doctor. And that's what I didn't want to do. All my life I've always been told that in order to enjoy working, you have to pick a job that you're passionate about, Since passion brings success. However, that all changed when I watched a Turkish drama that was surrounded by engineering, and I was like that's so cool and that's when I wanted to live their life , ride the cars they ride, and just live their dream. But then I was hit with a realty check that it was just a show and I was horrible at math. So flash forward two years later and I went back to wanting to be a doctor. So again I get on netflix and end up watching Greys anatomy. This show was the best and I wanted my life to be like that excitement and happiness every single day while working. But what really changed my life is this movie I watched where it was based around a children's hospital with pediatric oncologist and surgeons saving children's lives and sparking joy every time they were on their way to recovery. And that's when I decided I wanted to be a pediatric Oncologist.
“You can’t be an oncologist” my mom had said Over and over again, “you cry everytime you see something sad, you'll live a depressed life and end up scared for life” My mom wasn’t wrong, I have grown up to be a very sensitive person, I cry at happy and sad moments. And I hate seeing people sick, especially kids. So like any person out there I took my moms advice and reflected on it because I knew that she had a point. But you might be wondering why I want to be a pediatric oncologist so bad? Well, one day I was watching the news in countries that suffer economically. They were showing pictures and videos of kids who had cancer and couldn't get any money to pay for the treatments. It truly is sad how if once can’t afford medical treatments, you basically end up dying. And seeing these kids suffering I realized that I wanted to help them. I never truly understood how the government can’t help their own people but rather spend thousands of dollars on useless things. Anyway, I wanted to be able to travel to these countries and help these kids to an extent, especially the families that couldn’t afford the cancer treatments. Now you might be thinking, “wow that's a big dream” and it truly is but you either dream big or go home, because you can do anything that you put your mind to!
That’s when it hit me, I can’t become a pediatric oncologist but I definitely can become a pediatric surgeon. I love working with kids and being able to treat these kids and help them live a longer and healthier life is my goal. It definitely is a goal that will take time to accomplish, but one thing I'm certain about is no matter how much I fail and no matter how hard it is, and no matter how eager I am to quit. I will get back up and push myself to succeed. You only fail if you're scared of failure, and you only succeed if you face failure. And that's why I want to become a pediatric Surgeon.