28 Feb What Specialty Am I Going Into?
What's good everyone! Sorry for the wait! In this video, I will be revealing what medical specialty I am applying into! ...
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21 Feb Diabetes in the African American Community
African Americans are two times more likely to have diabetes compared to Caucasians. African Americans are four times more likely to die from a stroke. African Americans are also one and half times more likely to obese. Why is this? My patients often tell me...
20 Feb Black, Intelligent, Hardworking, and oh yeah Matched!
I woke up. It was 4am. I struggled to fall back asleep. My mind was racing. I was anxious. Too much adrenaline in my system. I guess that’s the reason I couldn’t fall asleep. In a few hours I was going to find out where...
17 Feb First Week of Medical School
I survived!!!! Join me as I (attempt to) navigate through my first week of medical school! ...
27 Jan I Accidentally Took a Gap Year… and THIS is what I did with it!
This was the BEST year of my life!!! This time last year I started a gap year completely by accident and it was the best thing to ever happen to me! I want to take a moment to acknowledge that being able to take a gap...
25 Jan Top 4 Things Not to Do as a Dental School Applicant
You have been to all the pre-dental days, listened to all the admissions presentations. You already know the due dates, the importance of applying early, when to take the DATs… blah blah blah. What I am about to tell you is the things NOT to...
25 Jan The Intimidating Doctor: Implicit Bias & Physicians of Color
This was the first comment on my first evaluation as a resident. The chair of my department sounded confused as she read the anonymous comment out loud in our feedback session. She laughed nervously. “We both know this isn’t true,” she said. There was...
17 Dec My Journey to Medical School | Testimony of a Pre-Med
God got me into medical school!!! Sharing my testimony and my journey of how God took control of my dreams and made miracles come true!...
27 Sep From Pre-Dent to Dental Student
As an eager pre-dental student, I found excitement in practicing for interview questions. I knew that one of the most frequently asked interview question was, "If you could describe yourself in one word, what would it be?" I would look at myself in the mirror,...
15 Sep How to Excel as a First Year Medical Student?
Are you curious to find out how the first year of med school is? In this episode, we break down how we were able to navigate through our first year of medical school. We discuss the resources we used to study for class and how...