My decision to apply to medical school was motivated by a broad range of factors stemming from both my academic and extracurricular experiences. My work first as a mentor and later as program coordinator for STRIVE, a program for teens with sickle cell disease (SCD), offered me insight not only into the lived experiences of […]
Finding Motivation
A few weeks ago, after taking my CBSE (comprehensive basic sciences exam), I was feeling a little discouraged when I found out I did not pass. I was talking to my dad and his best friend one night over dinner, and we were on the topic of me failing. His best friend, who is an […]
National Doctor’s Day
I was told that National Doctor’s Day is coming up in the form of an email, while I slouched over piles of slides on gastroparesis and gallstones. Sometimes I forget (and sometimes it takes an email) to remember that in a few years, we will be doctors. Sometimes it takes a fourth-year returning to campus after interview […]
