I genuinely aspire to be a doctor so that I may have the honour, through my ability, to save patients in the future. Nurses are of paramount importance in the management of patients, but I desire to be a doctor because I want to be in the forefront of individualising and coordinating care for my patients. In addition, I sincerely hope to touch patients’ lives, by providing both physical and emotional healing. I believe a doctor’s career is an opportunity to contribute to the community directly, as I would be able to nurse the patients to health. This is the purpose and significance behind a medical career that appeals to me the most.

One reason why I aspire to be a doctor is an experience that happened to my mother when I was twelve. She was pregnant with my twin brothers via In-vitro fertilisation, but during the fifth month of her pregnancy, she was forewarned that her caesarean section would be highly risky. Immediately after she gave birth, she had lost a lot of blood and nurses had to rush in with many bags of blood. Fortunately, the doctors and nurses managed to save her after she spent two days at the Intensive Care Unit. I was grateful beyond words that she was saved, and this truly inspired me to want to pursue medicine. To me, doctors are the epitome of extraordinary saviours, thus I desire to touch other people’s lives like how my mother’s doctors did.

Due to my desire to become a doctor, I signed up for two job-shadowing programs; one of which was at Alexandra Hospital, and the other was at National University Hospital (NUH). At NUH, I was attached to the Department of Urology, and I had the privilege to witness live surgeries and shadow the doctors while they made their rounds. The experience was an eye-opening one, as it gave me a clearer perspective of my passion. Observing how the doctors care for their patients and interact with them made me even more certain that I was drawn to a medical career. These two programs have also prepared me to embrace challenges that I might face in the future as a prospective doctor.

My desire to impact lives has led me to join the Heartware Volunteer Tutor Program in JC1, where I made weekly trips to Park View Primary School to tutor the children. It was heartening to watch them learn and grow throughout the year. Additionally, I was the captain of my school's badminton team. I nurtured my teammates under my care, while building strong bonds with them. I was also a member of the National Intermediate Squad from Secondary One to Secondary Four, and I had to train while coping with my academics simultaneously. It was not easy, but I persevered as I was determined to follow through with my passion since eight. With that same determination, I yearn to pursue a medical career, as it has always been my passion as well.