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...
I survived!!!! Join me as I (attempt to) navigate through my first week of medical school! ...
We are launching a new series called DEBUNKED where we debunk popular myths in the medical world. For our first video, Dr. Dre discredits some myths/misconceptions regarding breastfeeding. If you have any question regarding other OBGYN related myths, leave them in the comments and we...
I am four generations removed from slavery. I am a second-generation college graduate and, in 2021, I will become a first-generation medical doctor. My white coat represents to me the perseverance of my ancestors who travelled over 6,000 miles under the worst living conditions possible for...
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...
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...
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...
The Kübler-Ross model is popularly known as the five stages of grief. Even though it's been represented in modern culture as model of depression, the model was originally designed to postulate a progression of emotional states experienced by terminally ill patients after diagnosis. The five...
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!...
Thoughts about being black and working in the medical field from Dr. Sharon Smith and Dr. Alexander. Part 2 of the series....
