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Week 4: What characteristics or personality traits are important and would be valuable to someone in your field?

Manyyyyy personality traits are not only important, but I feel are necessary in order to be valuable in the field of Cardiology. First and foremost a passion for health care and a passion to help people are necessary. Everything trickles down from being passionate about the field. If you are not passionate about a field in cardiology how do you plan on being passionate in helping the patients you see every day? Hard work is also a very important characteristic in order to be successful in this field. Being a physician is never easy and it takes hard work to become respected in the field. Additionally, I feel like its very important to be optimistic in this field. As a Cardiologist, you will deal with patients every day that do not want to come see you because of their potential illness. Being optimisic is important in making the patient feel like everything is going to be alright. Lastly, being a funny and outgoing person to me is a big necessity in this field. Patients are going to be coming in with heart disease and various other illnesses and to be able to put a smile on their face through laughter is one of the most rewarding experiences I can think of. Hopefully I will be able to exhibit these great qualities when I become a Cardiologist so I can make a difference in my patients' lives.