Guest Bloggers

Kimia

Kimia is currently in her second year of Obstetrics and Gynecology residency. Her interests in medicine include family planning, patient advocacy, in addition to pediatrics and adolescent gynecology. During her spare time, she enjoys trail running, hiking, and making pizza. She has previously contributed as a medical student and is excited to share her journey through residency with everyone.

134 Articles

Alex

Alex is in her first year of residency in Internal Medicine at University of Michigan. While she is unsure what she would like to subspecialize in yet, Alex is considering allergy, rheumatology, and primary care. Her interest in medicine largely stems from her volunteer work in free clinics in underserved communities and experiences growing up with a brother with autism. Before attending medical school, Alex completed her undergraduate degree at Northwestern University in 2014 and her Master of Public Health (concentration in Chronic Disease Epidemiology) at Yale University in 2016. When she is not working in the hospital or studying, you can find Alex running by the lake, doing circuit workouts outdoors in the fields, drawing and/or writing, or at home spending time with her family in the suburbs of Chicago.

93 Articles

Amanda Ly, DO

Amanda graduated from the West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine in 2018 and blogged for Merck Manuals during her fourth year of medical school. She is currently a general surgery resident in the metro Detroit area. She looks forward to the next five years of training and hopes to specialize further. Her interests include photography, blogging, and eating her way through new cities. Continue following her journey at www.CoffeeAndScrubs.com.

35 Articles

Unmatched MD

An advocate for unmatched medical graduates. Sharing and supporting opportunities for unmatched medical graduates to find success at www.unmatchedmd.com and on Twitter @UnmatchedMD.

8 Articles

Michael Natter, MD

Mike was born and raised on the Upper West Side of NYC. He was drawn to the arts at a young age and has been creating art ever since he was able to hold a crayon. Diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes at age nine, Mike quickly became interested in the medical world; however, he decided to pursue his artistic passions while in undergrad at Skidmore College. It wasn't until his final year at Skidmore that he developed the academic confidence to give medicine a chance. Natter went onto complete a post-bac pre-med program at Columbia University and subsequently graduated from Jefferson Medical College in 2017. While in medical school, he utilized his art to help him master complex medical concepts and navigate the emotional journey of learning the craft of doctoring. Mike is currently an internal medicine resident at a New York hospital and plans to do a fellowship in endocrinology. His work has been featured from BuzzFeed to The Philadelphia Inquirer among other publications. Follow his journey on Instagram: mike.natter and on Twitter: @mike_natter

6 Articles

Jessica Biller, DO

Jessica is a surgical intern after graduating from Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine in May 2018. After moving to the US from Canada in high school, Jessica soon fell in love with medicine, particularly osteopathic medicine, and decided to pursue it as a career. Her interest in surgery began with her love for anatomy and was further solidified during her third-year surgery clerkship when she discovered the OR is something she could not live without.

6 Articles

Patricia

Born in Brazil, but enjoys dual citizenship Brazil and Uruguay, Patricia is currently finishing her 3rd year of medical school in Montevideo, Uruguay. Before starting medical school, she had the opportunity to travel extensively and also lived in 7 different countries. She is fluent in 5 languages and uses those skills to do small jobs like translations or teaching private English classes, to help support herself through school. She has a passion for humanitarian and relief aid, which has led her to work as a medical volunteer 3 times in Chad (Central Africa) and once at a refugee camp in Oinofyta, Greece. She writes about her experiences in med school and travels on her blog: http://livinglifewithoutfear.blogspot.com Patricia is planning on specializing in Neurosurgery but has recently discovered an interest in Anesthesiology. Her hobbies include traveling, scuba diving, reading, and gardening.

5 Articles

Devyn

Currently pursuing an MSPH (Master of Science in Public Health) in Health Policy, Devyn received her Bachelor’s degree in Public Health from The Johns Hopkins University in 2018. During the summer of 2018, Devyn completed an internship as a Publications Coordinator at Merck.

3 Articles

Figure 1

Figure 1 is a medical case-sharing platform with a global community of millions of healthcare professionals. It’s free to download on the App Store and Google Play.

2 Articles