Recuerdas por qué decidiste ser médico?
La narrativa de la vocación médica suele centrarse en momentos inspiradores. Sin embargo, en la práctica cotidiana, el sentido de la profesión muchas veces se construye en escenarios menos visibles: la duda clínica, el desgaste acumulado y la responsabilidad sostenida frente a decisiones complejas.
Este artículo propone una reflexión desde la experiencia en pediatría sobre cómo, más allá de la motivación inicial, son la conciencia, el criterio y la capacidad de no caer en la indiferencia los elementos que realmente sostienen el ejercicio médico a lo largo del tiempo.
Una mirada honesta sobre los momentos —buenos y difíciles— que nos devuelven al “por qué” de la medicina.
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