One of the most common questions that applicants, friends, and family ask me about is practicing wellness in residency. As we might know residency can be a tough 3-6 years and making time for both mental and physical well-being is important. So I wanted to use this post to talk about some of the ways […]
How I #KeepMusicInMind to Combat Stress
Music has always been a fundamental part of my life. From 13 years of piano lessons beginning at age 5 to 7 years of violin lessons to expanding my music tastes to encompass nearly every genre possible. Pop, country, R&B, hip-hop, musical soundtracks, Korean and Japanese pop – all of it is incorporated into the […]
Be Aware of Self-Care
Lately, I have been thinking a lot more about self-care in medical school. This is something they used to emphasize to us in the beginning of the first-year, but entering second-year, I notice a lot less people are mindful of self-care or discuss the importance of it. Luckily, this is not an area of wellness […]