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Reflecting Upon My Experience as a Black Woman in Medicine

Today I reflected upon my experiences as a black woman in medicine. Following the death of George Floyd, a lot of medical spaces have had, or are currently having, conversations on how to be an anti-racist, how to support people of color, and how to increase diversity within workspaces. All of these conversations have made …

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1st Year Tried to Kill Me

If people say that medical school is easy, or not that bad, they have lied to you. Of course, this is my opinion, based on my experience. However, I felt that my first year tried to kill me. I thought that I was prepared as much as possible for medical school. I received a B.S. …

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Finally Enjoying Medical School

Guess what? I am FINALLY starting to really enjoy medical school! I know that sounds crazy, because after all, shouldn’t I already be enjoying medical school? Sure, I was happy, excited and blessed that I got into medical school. However, strangely enough, I can’t say that I was super excited to get up and go …

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When bugs are trying to kill you…

As if I wasn’t already scared enough of bacteria and bugs, medical school has made it even worse! I am now constantly washing my hands every 10 minutes, or every time I touch something…whatever comes first (like a lunatic, lol). Since I am currently taking microbiology, I am learning about all of the little invisible …

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OMG: My second day of medical school

Somebody should have warned me..I mean, REALLY warned me. This is day 2 of medical school and already, its time for it to be over. These people are crazy! Do they really expect us to learn all of this information this quickly? Are we supposed to be superhuman? Maybe some where on my application they …

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Patient Simulation Lab

I think the use of mannequins to introduce medical students to various medical procedures is a good thing. Although we will also eventually work with standardized patients, being able to practice blood drawing techniques, intubation, and other procedures that we should eventually learn, is great….especially since at the beginning, we wont have the slightest clue …

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Welcome!!

So, I’m super excited to get ready to start medical school in the Midwest next month. I’m from the west coast, so I’m sure this transition will be interesting, to say the least. I hope that this blog will communicate my journey to becoming a doctor and its joys and challenges. Looking forward to the …

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