Dr GURUPRASAD responds to ThinkWellness360 questionnaire. Why and how did you think of becoming a doctor? I always empathised with and to serving society, more so the sick. This led me to my predictable destination, also career — that nothing is better than being god’s helping hand as a thoughtful, conscientious physician. What made you
Dr Subhash DHIWARE responds to ThinkWellness360 questionnaire. Why and how did you think of becoming a doctor? I grew up in a tiny hamlet. My beginnings were understandably humble. I remember vividly — whenever a doctor was called, they would come by ‘tonga,’ the horse-drawn cart. The doctor would be the only person who
Dr Christine LASCHKOLNIG responds to ThinkWellness360 questionnaire: Why and how did you think of becoming a doctor? Medicine connects two important and fascinating parts for me: science and encounters with human beings. Also, accompanying people on their way, or journey, to a healthy life is deeply satisfying for me. What made you think of, study
Dr Sridevi REDDY responds to ThinkWellness360 questionnaire: Why and how did you think of becoming a doctor? I just can’t recall how it happened, or emerged. It’s a fact that we’ve a handful of doctors in our family. My dad too wanted to become a doctor, but he opted for a doctorate in zoology and
Dr Sherlyn Elizabeth PAUL responds to ThinkWellness360 questionnaire Why and how did you think of becoming a doctor? It is, to use a cliché, stating the obvious. My mother is a nurse by profession in one of India’s premier institutions — All India Institute of Medical Sciences [AIIMS], New Delhi. I had had the good
Dr Shruti Deshpande KAULGUD responds to ThinkWellness360 questionnaire: Why and how did you think of becoming a doctor? I was first motivated to serving the poor and the ill with good quality healthcare, while seeing my father treat hundreds of patients during my childhood. Their genuine gratitude for his treatment, skill and compassion propelled me,
Dr D B NANDINI responds to ThinkWellness360 questionnaire: Why and how did you think of becoming a doctor? It was, to use a metaphor, my childhood dream, to be a doctor. This was also primarily because I always wanted to be that ‘go-to’ person who could provide relief to anyone suffering from pain. What made
Dr SHREYAS U K responds to ThinkWellness360 questionnaire: Why and how did you think of becoming a doctor? As a child, and while visiting our family doctor, I saw how people felt relaxed and happy after the consultation. I realised that being a doctor was, undoubtedly, a good thing, a noble profession. So, I just wanted to
Dr Sachin DESHMUKH responds to ThinkWellness360 questionnaire: Why and how did you think of becoming a doctor? I’ve always had that archetypal ‘inner calling’ to be a doctor, or physician, and helping and serving people, from my formative years. Health and happiness are the two sides of the same coin to leading a healthy, happy
Dr Kanchan Umesh SHETTY responds to ThinkWellness360 questionnaire: Why and how did you think of becoming a doctor? I had come across this quote, in my formative years, that only two professions in this world have it in them to give you the feeling of care and compassion — teaching and medicine. I always wanted
