Embracing the little things in life on my journey to becoming a doctor
I disappeared for a bit to enjoy the most luscious time in a future doctor's life: post-match prior to residency starting. The sweet feeling of having your career path planned out, but not yet having to worry about the responsibility of the big "MD." It has been blissful. I am thrilled with my match, and …
This year went by so fast! I finished up my third year rotations, found my love for Pediatrics, completed two Sub-Is on the Gen Peds wards and in the NICU, and traveled around the country for residency interviews, during which I had lots of down time to rejuvenate and re-charge. This next year is going …
.... And so it begins! Tomorrow is my fourth interview and I'm starting to get my feet wet in the crazy process. Luckily, I have the next 2 MONTHS away from clinical duties (crazy, I know) so I am using this time for a bit of soul searching and so recuperating. I hope that I …
So to start off, I am NOT a morning person... (I know, this is like the worst trait to have for someone going into medicine) so my schedule when I'm not working gets pretty lopsided pretty fast- don't judge! I'm one week away from USMLE Step 2 and I have to admit, my studying has …
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And a tone of stress and too-high of a level of baseline anxiety. This blog has led to some stress relief in the past, so I'm back!... again. Let's see how long this lasts 🙂 I've been really motivated by med school / physician bloggers these days, especially women bloggers. (They are also a great …
