MUDr. Eva Robert

My dream came true, I became a doctor and got a long-desired title “MUDr” on 12.06.2018. Studying medicine was a long, demanding but also nice and meaningful 6 years. I had a dream to become a doctor since my early childhood. As a child I quite frequently had upper respiratory infections and was also diagnosed with asthma. Thanks to this I was in a contact with doctors and other medical staff quite often. I was always interested in all medical procedures and asked them a lot of questions like: “What is this treatment like? How do you do this and that? How long does it takes? Is it going to hurt?”

At primary school I was admiring all the doctors and was pretty sure that being a doctor had to be amazing. I didn’t dare to tell anyone about my dream to become a doctor for quite a long time during my studies at grammar school in Havlíčkův Brod. I remember that once I told my biology and chemistry teacher that I would like to study medicine, she made a fun of me and told me that students with “Cs” don’t pass entrance exams or don’t make not even the first year at their medical studies. Fortunately I was lucky and I got a place at Open Gate Boarding School. At Open Gate I felt supported and motivated, teachers and other stuff there showed me that I was smart enough, and that becoming a doctor was not an unrealistic dream. I am so thankful for all the support I got at Open Gate and from The Kellner Family Foundation. I wouldn’t even apply to medical school if I would stay at grammar school in Havlíčkův Brod. Studying at medical school was demanding, which made me struggle to fall asleep at night. My heart was beating like crazy, my brain was thinking about things like the classification of lactic acidosis and I knew that I had to sleep because I had to get and up and study from7am to 10pm the next day.

During these nights I was also thinking if all the stress was worth it. Now (few weeks after I started to work as a doctor) I know that it was definitely worth it. Before I started to study medicine I watched a speech made by Steve Jobs at Stanford University – this speech became my motto during my studies, especially this part:  “You’ve got to find what you love. And that is as true for your work as it is for your lovers. Your work is going to fill a large part of your life, and the only way to be truly satisfied is to do what you believe is great work. And the only way to do great work is to love what you do. If you haven’t found it yet, keep looking. Don’t settle. As with all matters of the heart, you’ll know when you find it.”  I found it. Since I started to study medicine I knew that if I would become a doctor, I would love my job and do it as good as I could.

It is not so common among young people to have their “dream job” without thinking about salary. I was really lucky because I found my dream job. I am pretty sure that it is because my parents were so good idols for me. My mum always loved her job, as she often said “I would do my job for free” (btw I am sharing this opinion with her after only a few weeks working as a doctor). My dad loved his job, he never complained at home about his colleagues or anything else associated with his workplace. He had an ability to get along with anyone and always found a compromise. He also wanted me to become a doctor, it was also my big motivation in the most difficult times. I am sure that he would have been proud if he could attend my graduation ceremony and hear that I graduated with honor.

In the middle of June, I started to work as a doctor at the hematology/oncology department in a hospital located in the west part of Norway.

From September I will start with my rotation program, and will be spending 4 months as a psychiatrist, 4 months as a surgeon and 4 months at the internal department. After that I have to spend another 6 months as a general practitioner in a small city on the west coast of Norway where my husband and I live.

Thank you to my whole family, my loving husband and also to The Kellner Family Foundation. I would never made it without you, thank you!

  

MUDr. Eva Robert
MUDr. Eva Robert
MUDr. Eva Robert

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