TO THE MEDICINE STUDENT

You chose one of the most difficult paths to travel: you will have to study every day of your life, until the day you stop perfom; Many times you will be so busy that you will hardly have time to eat; You must be resistant to go beyond the demands of your teachers even when not all are really appropriate to the context, you will deal with the fierce competition of many of your classmates. Your eyes will be filled with sunrises and you will lose the notion of time, for you will spend many early mornings studying and many others on duty in a hospital; the university and the hospital will practically become your home, while your own home will become the place you visit a few hours a day; You will have to deal with the difficulties socio-political, economic and cultural context of your country.

You will sacrifice many important moments of your life, your family and your friends and unfortunately many times you will not be understood. Sometimes you doubt that your skills are enough to be a doctor, at certain points in your career you will develop the fear of failure, even though the school grades do not define the quality of professional you will be.

Your base to be a good doctor will focus on humanity, respect, resistance, punctuality, organization and commitment. You will need the support of your family and friends, the latter will be your crutch and companion during this journey, they should share your ideals and be loyal to you, but they should be sincere enough to tell you when you are wrong.

You need a true vocation and passion to be a doctor, you need to be sure enough that you undertook this trip for the right reasons, you should always be able to discern the line you should never cross.

Choose this path is to believe that despite everything, there is always hope, there is always something to do, even when the prognosis is the worst, you can provide support and company, that is why medicine goes even beyond saving lives; is to address human suffering in many of its forms, is to surrender and give the best of yourself, do something positive and human with your own pain and your own suffering, be strong and be supported by others despite your own problems and obstacles; It is knowing that you can make the change and leave a positive mark, leave a beautiful memory in someone you backed and took care of in a bad moment of your life, is to see a sincere smile on the face of another person. That's why every day, you have the guarantee that your effort will be worth it.

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