Who wants to be a......DOCTOR?

'Who wants to be a millionaire?' was one of the famous TV show in m'sia, and also in many other countries in the world. Similarly, I actually noticed that there is an increasing trend in the amount of prospective undergrads who are really 'interested' to read medicine. Perhaps, there will soon be a new TV game show entitled 'Who wants to be a medical doctor?'. Have you ever wondered why such a phenomenon can occur?

Most of the 'prospective medical students' always claim that they wanna read medicine bcos: 1st, medicine really interests them; 2nd, they really wanna treat the patients; 3rd, they wud like to save lives. Most of you might think, well, all these are very valid reasons. I might agree with you. However, are all these reasons that actually aspire all the students to apply for the course? Well, personally, i dun think so.

As we know, most of the time, it is extremely hard to be enrolled as a medical student (this might not be true in certain unis). Bsides fulfilling the academic requirements, one needs to impress the interviewers and convince them that it is worthwhile to permit him/her to study medicine in their uni. Undoubtedly, most medical students have very brilliant academic performance. However, do they perform equally good in terms of their personalities? Do they really know what makes a GOOD DOCTOR?

Some ppl study medicine bcos this is wat their parents want?
Some ppl study medicine bcos this career guarantees them a good income in the future?
Some ppl study medicine bcos of the title 'Dr.' , which can let them enjoy a high social status?
Some ppl study medicine bcos they perform relatively better than others and this is the only course that can show their real abilities?

So, what do u think?

Sorry...I cant provide you an ans now coz i m confused. I m confused not bcoz i dunnoe y i wanna b a doctor (Of coz i know), but i m confused whether these are good reasons for a person to fight for a place in medical schs.

Smart docs are always good docs?

A doctor is given the title 'Dr.' is bcoz of what they can actually contribute to the patients and medical field. However, if a doctor always think about his or her best interest b4 consider about wat the patients really need, i think it is shameful to hold the title.

As a 1st yr medical student, and with my extremely limited knowledge in medical field, this is all that I can comment right now. The comments might be very judgemental and are not neccessarily always true, however, they are all my sincere comments. And of coz, i have met many good doctors and medical students in my life.

After all, i still want to be a good doctor.