family and they become a part of your own familyprof anupam sibal group medical director apollo hospitals group being a doctor is a blessing being a doctor means taking care of those who need you the most being a doctor means helping save lives as a pediatrician one has the responsibility of looking after babies and children who come in pain seeing them smile after treatment is just so rewarding seeing their parents and grandparents heave a sigh of relief when they get better is pure joy the most rewarding moment of my professional life occured some 18 years ago while we were working hard to make liver transplantation a reality in india sanjay a frail 18month old child from kaanchipuram who was suffering from liver failure became the first child to undergo a successful liver transplant in india at apollo hospitals delhi in 1998 sanjay now leads a normal life and is a medical student being a doctor is challenging as one has to be on call 24x7x365 finding time to read about the latest developments on a weekly basis to keep oneself updated is difficult the hardest part is breaking catastrophic news to parents to tell parents that you are going to lose your child is to my mind the toughest task a pediatrician faces every time a doctor loses a patient one loses a part of himherselfdr pm bhujang president association of hospital medical career is both challenging and gratifying long years of grueling training before one settles down compared to many other professions are really tough satisfaction of relieving the pain treating and curing the various diseases is unique to this profession long hours of work sacrificing family life and personal interests are part of a doctors life when a patient is cured of his ailments and he expresses gratitude with a smile thats the moment we feel rewarded and forget all the tiredness and inconveniences keeping oneself updated with the latest advances in the medical field and to acquire skills to keep pace with modern technology is a big challenge one of the most difficult moments in a doctors professional life is to convey unpleasant news to the patients and relatives it often hurts when we are blamed for some outcomes knowing well that medical science is still an inexact science and some of the results are inevitable some of the other elements that disturb are the perception that doctors are highly paid which is not true and the notion that doctors are greedy is demotivating but it is also true that doctors are still respected by the society above all it is extremely gratifying to the doctors that they play a major role in preventing diseases and bring cheers to the people by treating their illnessesmbbs md internal medicine usa dr anjali hooda sangwan obesity metabolic medicine and clinical nutrition consultant when someone calls you a doctor its the most respectful prefix one can have most rewarding part is when patients get better post