My Love For Internal Medicine

On a routine day in childhood, I ran towards the phone with excitement and to my satisfaction he was Vineet who said, “Thank you for sending me a car.” I was so happy then since my efforts paid off, but there remained a feeling of guilt. A few weeks back, my friends decided to give a gift to Vineet since he was recovering from nephrotic syndrome and asked me for a contribution. I said, “I would rather buy skates for myself”. A few days later, we visited him and he was looking helpless and weak on his bed. But, he was so surprised to see us and delighted when he received the gift. He thanked everyone and said, “Thank you for the gift”. I said with a guilty, “Sorry, but I’ve made no contribution for your gift”. With intention to do something

Out of all the specialties, Internal Medicine is the only one that requires me to be there for patients at the right-time. Not only being there at the right-time, but also using knowledge and applying it for patient’s health, which will give me a chance to interact with a diverse array of patients. This will enable me to use my medical knowledge and challenges me to evolve and grow as a physician. Again, complementary to my nature, I’ve to keep myself updated on a regular basis and learn new things for a better future of health care. Besides this, with an above childhood incident where the entire group was contributing, and I chose not to, I learnt the importance of teamwork and Internal Medicine will give me a chance to work with the team who gives constant and tireless efforts in a patient’s healthcare. In fact, positive comments from patients and attendings about being present at the right-time when they need me somehow helped me to keep myself motivated that I have changed now.have brought change in

But I reminded myself if in childhood, I could make a car, then with the same attitude I can clear this hurdle in my life too. It was my mistake and there being no excuse, I take complete responsibility of it. I realized that I overlooked the exam, did not prepare well and above all I only read books without understanding the importance of practicing cases with others. It was a humble and eye-opening experience that taught me to never overlook things and always be vigilant, whatever the situation may be. I prepared for the exam not only by practicing various cases again and again, but also by practicing in simulated setup by attending private clinics and prepared myself for the worst scenarios. Because of which, I could pass Step 2 CS on my second attempt with a good performance in each