The part of Mr.

Hsiehs commencement speech that resonates most with me is when

he speaks about knowing ones True North i.e. knowing ones real aim in life.
While graduating from medical college in a small town in India, I got an opportunity
to be part of various health camps, pulse polio programs and health awareness
programs in far flungfar-flung parts of the country. These experiences gave me an
opportunity to work for deprived sections of the society and helped me to
understand the issues faced by the rural population of the country due to the weak
healthcare delivery system.
Today, in India, we are facing a shortfall of not only adequate resources and
infrastructure but also of sufficient healthcare professionals in the rural areas. While
working in such areas, it was a common sight to find young female patients, with
their babies, who had to travel for around 3-4 hours, sometimes even more, just to
reach to the healthcare facility for a regular check-up. It was also very saddening to
see elderly patients, many a times visiting the healthcare facility without any
attendant, facing the exertion of travel and hence suffered both physically and
mentally for not having a doctor near their homes. The deficit of sufficient
healthcare professionals resulted in many patients utilizing the services of
unqualified practitioners who lacked any basic training or had training in alternate
system of medicine but prescribed allopathic medicines. The harmful practices by
these unqualified practitioners resulted in complications of the existing medical
conditions and sometimes even death. All these experiences inspired me and gave
me a sense of purpose to work towards bridging this gap by developing a Remote
Healthcare Delivery Model as my long-term goal.
I know I have found my true calling, however, when Mr. Hsieh says . that many
professionals become disenchanted with their careers, I get a little concerned.
Therefore, I would like to ask Mr. Hsieh how can one find out whether her/ his
chosen career path is indeed the one, which she/ he would like to devote the rest of
the life to.
Edited Version:
The part of Mr. Hsiehs commencement speech that resonates most with me is when
he speaks about knowing ones True North i.e. knowing ones real aim in life.
While graduating from medical college in a small town in India, I got an opportunity
to be part of various health camps, pulse polio programs and health awareness
programs in far-flung parts of the country. These experiences gave me an
opportunity to work for deprived sections of the society and helped me to
understand the issues faced by the rural population of the country due to the weak
healthcare delivery system.
Today in India, we are facing a shortfall of not only adequate resources and
infrastructure but also of sufficient healthcare professionals in the rural areas. While

working in such areas, it was a common sight to find young female patients, with
their babies, who had to travel for around 3-4 hours, sometimes even more, just to
reach to the healthcare facility for a regular check-up. It was also very saddening to
see elderly patients, many a times visiting the healthcare facility without any
attendant, facing the exertion of travel. The deficit of sufficient healthcare
professionals resulted in many patients utilizing the services of unqualified
practitioners who lacked any basic training. All these experiences inspired me and
gave me a sense of purpose to work towards bridging this gap by developing a
Remote Healthcare Delivery Model as my long-term goal.
I know I have found my true calling, however, when Mr. Hsieh says that many
professionals become disenchanted with their careers, I get a little concerned.
Therefore, I would like to ask Mr. Hsieh how can one find out whether her/ his
chosen career path is indeed the one, which she/ he would like to devote the rest of
the life to.