Medicine is a profession with fine lines. A doctor must understand the lines that divide diagnosis and patient, telling and connecting, caring and treating. It is a challenging position, as these lines cannot be taught in textbooks; you have to be intelligent, dedicated and empathetic. For many years I have thought about making sure I possess both the qualities listed and a strong motivation to pursue this challenging, yet highly rewarding career. Having always been fascinated by human anatomy and the techniques used to study it, I found medical academics to be an undoubted attraction. Say no to plagiarism. Get a tailor-made essay on "Why Violent Video Games Shouldn't Be Banned"? Get an original essay "The Family That Couldn't Sleep" by DT Max showed me both the developments of the medical anomalies and the efforts of the people involved, pushing me to learn so much more. I am actively studying my interests, writing an article in the IB program to identify the use of Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy in measuring the length of an epithelium. The fact that the accumulation of such knowledge never ceases in medicine, even after decades of a career, greatly increases my desire to join this challenging field. My work experiences have provided both the motivation and the form of work that I want to emulate in my career. The experience of watching four ENT surgeons perform four separate cleft palate surgeries in a large operating room in a small hospital in West Java, all volunteering to operate for free for children who could not afford them, demonstrated the privilege of being able to directly help others in need using your professional knowledge. Born in Korea and living in Indonesia, I gained healthcare experience in both nations: volunteering to help pediatric nurses in Seoul for six weeks and shadowing and translating for a family doctor in Jakarta. I saw the operation of a meticulous medical system in Seoul and observed the daily life of a doctor and the interaction between doctor and patient in Jakarta. In both cases I was impressed by the professionals' mastery of methodical communication. When the parents of a patient who had previously been diagnosed with Kawasaki disease asked the doctor to explain the long-term effects, she explained it thoroughly without assuming their knowledge, earning their trust and comfort. I vowed to emulate that resolution. In summary, medicine is the art of caring, and to care, I believe you need to connect. As the president of a school club working with an NGO helping children affected by HIV in Jakarta for over a year, I took the lead and organized visits to the children in the centers. Over time, I learned that to connect with children, trying to understand their circumstances wasn't enough: I had to understand their fears, primarily that of being socially stigmatized. Through experience, I have developed the sensitivity and intuition necessary to identify and address such factors. The experience helped me see the patient before their condition, a perspective I don't want to lose. Outside of medicine, my passion lies in producing and conveying a message to an audience, an activity that requires empathy and teamwork. Whether I'm directly representing the message, as I was directing a documentary about HIV in Jakarta with the aforementioned club, or doing so indirectly as a TEDx theater production crew, my team and I confer and predict.