I was referred to a psychiatrist by my doctor and when I called to schedule an appointment the receptionist that the doctor doesn’t accept payments from medical students, he sees them for free.
I am so floored. What a way to give back to the medical community. Sometimes as a medical student I feel like access to help is so hard to secure. I am so grateful and my heart is full.
First day of 19th grade (3rd year of medical school) today. The amount of tears shed, fruit snacks consumed, and meals that consist of PB&J sandwiches are approximately the same as they were 20 years ago
Two years ago I moved to Texas without ever having been here with only two suit cases. I blindly signed a lease on an apartment, bought a car here, and didn’t know a single person. I started medical school and over the past two years there were many moments where
Since this is getting traction here are some facts:
-Twenty-seven percent of medical students around the world report depression or depressive symptoms, and 11 percent experienced suicidal ideation during medical school, says a systematic review and analysis published in JAMA
Met a surgeon last weekend in Chicago who told me DOs aren’t real doctors and internal medicine doctors don’t do anything.
1) Why are you sharing these beliefs to me? (at a bar) and
2) who hurt you?
These findings are concerning given that the development of depression and suicidality has been linked to an increased short-term risk of suicide as well as a higher long-term risk of future depressive episodes and morbidity
And thank you to my twitter friends who have always supported me, a lot of you i haven’t met but y’all have never doubted me. Y’all loved me when I couldn’t even love myself. Today, I’m proud. This is such a big victory for me. Onto the next. ❤️
Favorite quote of the week from my 90 year old grandfather, “When you came out, I left the church because I refused to believe that my grandson was sinning for loving who he wants to”
Some things I’ve learned from my previous relationship:
-If you have a gut feeling he’s cheating, he probably is.
-Do background checks. Bankruptcies and arrests are public record.
-If you have to make excuses for their behavior, you should probably reconsider your relationship
Always remember that you do belong. Even if you don’t feel like it, you have a spot at the table and you deserve it as much as everyone else. You don’t need to be the smartest. You don’t need to see the path in front of you. You don’t even need to know your next step.
So to have the opportunity to go to medical school, take one of the hardest exams a person could take, and pass given my circumstances… that’s something to be proud of. I’ve never been more proud of myself.
Pretty bad day so I took the evening to make browned butter brownies and focaccia bread instead of studying and going to the gym. 🤷♂️
#shamelesshobbies
At the end of this year I will have:
-completed all of my third year clinical rotations
-been my brother’s best man and welcomed his wife into our family
-taken (and hopefully passed) COMLEX 2
-applied to residency
-matched into a residency program
Big year ahead! LFG
I was either told I didn’t belong or I felt like I wasn’t as smart, as good, as qualified, as diligent as the others around me. I’ve spent many nights crying because I missed my friends back home. I’ve made a community here, experienced trauma and heartbreak.
To clarify, I just completed my reproductive health unit in medical school. I am not a urologist or OBGYN. Please stop DMing me questions about erectile dysfunction ❤️
Even when my back was against the wall, all I could give was my best. I was never the smartest, I’ve never been the person to win first place, I’ve made a lot of mistakes.
I didn’t have much guidance on how to navigate medical school, and Im the first person in my family to go to graduate school. To say I felt lost at times was an understatement. But I sure as hell gave it my all.
Someone walked up to me in the gym and said “damn you have a really nice frame, you’d be a beast if you did the right things”…. Excuse me!! The audacity
If the massive increase in LGBT identification in recent years is a result of increased acceptance, why aren't we seeing large numbers of Gen X and older coming out of the closet?
spent my saturday getting my
#ACLS
certification. it’s not my favorite way to spend the weekend but it’s exciting to have some practical training and learning how to put in
#endotracheal
tubes (which i got on my first try 😤)
great day to share some of my fav pics of princess diana hanging out and shaking hands w AIDS patients at a time when the disease was so stigmatized, nurses would leave trays of food outside of patients’ rooms for fear of catching it via touch
2024 for me is about transparency. I don’t talk very much about the relationship with my father. He has struggled with addiction the entirety of my life and has constantly been in and out of it. He’s missed a lot and sometimes our relationship is very challenging.