Thankful Thursday week 3 :Being a doctor changed my life
Dr.Amrita Basu(MBBS,MS)
What’s the life event that changed my life?
Which is the event I am thankful for most?
If you start at the beginning
Which is a very good place to start ……
It all began when I cleared the West Bengal Medical entrance examination .
Life changed.It was exciting.
A whole new world of anatomy dissections,biochemistry vivas ,community medicine classes ,clinical rotations and night duties.
Night duties the bane of my existence . But still being a doctor is the only thing I ever wanted to be.
Luckily for me in West Bengal ,I needed a paltry sum of Rs 250 per year, as yearly tuition fees. So studying to become a doctor was not a money game.
The most money I spent ,was for books .I bought some and photocopied parts of those ,which I couldn’t (Yes I know that’s not ethical,but had to study and couldn’t afford them????)
My parents didn’t have to bear the burden of spending lakhs, on my education.Frankly ,they didn’t have that kind of money .
In fact as a medical student ,it was easier for me to tutor and earn my own pocket money.
Once I became an intern and had the formal Dr. in front of my name ,I started getting paid for my services.
Life changed forever.
In fact I am thankful for studying in West Bengal .Here , till a short time ago ,Private Medical colleges and exorbitant college fees were unheard of.The tax payers helped subsidise my studies.
This thankfulness to the citizens, made me want to stay back in India ,after completing my studies.Life would be different in a different country .But the burden of trust which I have needs fulfilling.
3 Life lessons I have learnt in this journey
LESSON 1
I have learned never to underestimate the capacity of the human mind and body to regenerate — even when prospects seem most wretched. The life force may be the least understood force on earth.”
Norman Cousins (in his; Anatomy of an Illness)
LESSON 2
The greatest force in the human body is the natural drive of the body to heal itself – but that force in not independent of the belief system. Everything begins with belief. What we believe is the most powerful option of all.
Norman Cousins
LESSON 3
Nature itself is the best physician
Hippocrates
If the Government didn’t subsidise the cost of medical education,it would be unaffordable for many
It’s during my studies at Calcutta Medical college , I met my very best friend who became my life partner .
So life took a giant leap when I entered Medical College.Both professionally and personally.
For #Thankful Thursday week 2 the featured winner is Assem Rastogi.
Aseem has spent his formative years in the Middle East and India. He is a passionate blogger, published author, avid traveler .He has visited more than 20 countries and book reviewer.
Rather than create a niche for himself, he loves exploring various genres from micro-fiction to travel blogging.”
