Let’s start counting from one to eight.
This might be the longest and most tiring way of counting those 8 numbers, but I guess also the most fulfilling one. Years ago, I have never thought about being an MD-PhD student. All I wanted back then was to become a doctor. I did dream of getting into UPCM and being part of Class 2023, but being surrounded by other stellar students, I can’t stop thinking that I’m not good enough to qualify. But here I am now, meeting these people of different backgrounds with whom I share a common goal - to improve and strengthen the Philippine health care system through research and medical practice for our Filipino people.
I still have the same doubts of not being good enough, but this time, I plan to use these doubts as motivations to learn and explore my capabilities. The past weeks taught me that holding oneself from doing something because of fear will not resolve anything. We are all capable of doing and achieving great things, we just have to believe that we do.