“You are the average of the company you keep.” I remember someone telling me this two years ago and it made me think about my closest friends and their impact on my life. The friends I’ve made in medical school have been some of the most brilliant and caring people I have ever met. Why […]
Eat Less, Move More
The past two weeks on my Clinical Nutrition elective have been a blast! I am interested in pursuing a career in obesity medicine/bariatrics, so counseling patients on diet and exercise regimens with or without the plan of surgical intervention down the line has truly been a rewarding experience for me. The enormous amount of weight […]
From a Gracious Med Student, Thank You
A mentor from college, only five or so miles from the hospital, recently gave birth to her second child. She told me about her surprise when another alumnus who had graduated a few years before me and is now an OB/GYN resident helped deliver her baby. “They asked me if it would be okay if […]
