(Almost) gone are the days when doctors sacrifice any and everything for their careers. I recently saw a meme that said something to the effect of, “This generation is of the mindset, ‘I’m not gonna let this job kill me.’”…
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To say being Black in Medicine is incredibly layered and nuanced would be an immense understatement. Even more so for new Black interns. If an employee isn’t calling you the nurse, someone else is eyeing your ID badge (HARD!) and…
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Residency application season is here: not the official deadline to apply, but definitely the time period to prepare those applications. I am so grateful to have matched this past year. As you all are aware, there were indeed some blemishes…
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School’s in session. Today we are talking about something that is MORE than stigmatized. It’s unspoken. When I was going through my medical school dismissal appeal, I learned there was one other student from my school who—in a history of…
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As you all are well aware, I faced an abundance of setbacks and mishaps all throughout medical school: course remediations, multiple STEP 1 retakes, a dismissal (which I successfully appealed), and shelf exam retakes. BUT. GOD. There are some resources…
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