The path to becoming a future pediatrician by Samantha

The path to becoming a future pediatrician by Samantha - February 2024 Scholarship Essay

The moment I met my little niece and she opened her little eyes to me, I realized that there was nothing better than being next to her and holding her little hand. Last year in December, my sister, my nephews, my mother, and I were in the living room watching a movie, but my niece had fallen asleep, so my sister took her to her room to rest, but her brother just went to see her, and we heard him scream, saying that Brianna was drowning and was purple. At that moment, I didn't know how to react, and my sister quickly tried to help her breathe, and my mother called the emergency room. The truth is that I hugged my nephew and felt tears fall from my eyes because of fear. After a few minutes, my niece got better, and the ambulance arrived, and they took her to the hospital. They did many tests to find out what had happened and asked my sister many questions. After a few days, they told us that my niece had laryngomalacia and that they needed to operate on her since she couldn't drink milk, so she couldn't gain weight, and that she wasn't well. She was only a month old. But the doctor who operated filled us with security, peace, and positivity. For me, that doctor inspired me to become a pediatrician since she had excellent treatment with children; she was kind and soothed the family's nerves and doubts. That doctor always accompanied us; she talked with us every day to give us updates about my niece's surgery; she always brought us comfort with her words and actions; and she was very careful when handling the baby. I told her that I wanted to be a pediatrician, and she gave me a lot of advice, but the most important was that children are beings full of love, innocence, and life, so we must be very careful how we treat them and not forget that there is a family behind every child that is worried about them. 
I'm learning a lot from this experience, but more than anything, it's helping me decide on a career path because my goal is to become an excellent pediatrician who can assist a lot of families. Given that many families only speak Spanish, I will be able to assist them in understanding and being aware of what will happen to their kids. Children bring me happiness and aid in my ability to forget the outside world. They are also a source of true love, calm, innocence, and purity. They make me feel good and joyful, and they share some of their charm with me.