What motivated Rija Khanal to become a pediatrician, a field that requires a decade of medical studies?
![Rija Khanal, 32, a resident of Melbourne, is set to join the very few names of pediatricians with Nepali heritage.](https://images.sbs.com.au/dims4/default/641bde5/2147483647/strip/true/crop/6000x3375+0+0/resize/1280x720!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fsbs-au-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F53%2F48%2Fe600a27540e68324c6b11720e425%2Fcopy-of-sunita-rijakhanal-1.png&imwidth=1280)
Rija Khanal, 32, a resident of Melbourne, is set to join the very few names of pediatricians with Nepali heritage. Credit: Supplied/Rija Khanal/Getty Images/Terry Vine
Rija Khanal, 32, from Melbourne, is set to become a pediatrician after completing her training in a few months. She expresses that during her medical studies, she was fascinated by the prospect of working in the pediatric health sector. Currently employed as a pediatric doctor at a children's hospital in Victoria, she has shared her educational and professional journey with SBS Nepali.
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