Hi everyone this is not actually about medicine it is a poem I wrote for someone while I was falling in love. I just decided I would share it with everyone especially since this is a time of strength and I feel my vulnerabilities are a source of strength. Enjoy Continue Reading
Rejection and Reapplication
As the cycle year comes to an end and you are waiting to hear from all of the schools that you applied to, I want to give a few words of advice from my reapplication. Dealing with rejection and silent rejections is really challenging. I definitely had some elements of Continue Reading
How I Landed Admission to Medical School/AZCOM
So I recently revealed in my Youtube video my journey to medical school (link here), but I also wanted to have a more specified story about my successful cycle for AZCOM and so that I can have it in writing on this blog. The plus side is the writing doesn’t Continue Reading
Gratefulness
Another year has gone by since I have been born. Every year on my birthday I find some time to reflect on how loved I am. By all the people I have known and left some mark on in their lives. I know I am still in my early twenties Continue Reading
Best Way to Get Audiobooks
It’s not audible! Surprised? Yeah I was too. So the best way is your local library. Essentially go to your local library and get a library card. That card number is important to an Overdrive account. Once you enter your library card number you get the entire world at your Continue Reading
Staying Positive & Productive
It was a slightly more relaxed week for medical school and I felt like I had more time to do the things I enjoyed. I almost become complacent and just went through the motions by going to lectures and going home, with minimal review of content. It was easy to Continue Reading
Dealing with Failure
I know… that is a scary topic and everyone probably fears failure like the plague. I started with amazing grades throughout elementary school, middle school, high school, undergrad and even my master’s. I pretty much was at a 4.0 for most of my life or as close to it as Continue Reading
My first 2 weeks of Medical School and Encouragement
The first two weeks have gone by and it seemed so calm, but I feel like I have not been keeping up as diligently as my fellow classmates. I often feel guilt and I potentially have imposter syndrome since I think I’m not quite good enough for medical school. There Continue Reading
How to Apply for Medical School in the United States
As a high school student I was optimistic and just thought that becoming a doctor would just be about going to medical school after college. Little did I know that the application process is just as much of a journey as my undergraduate had been. I feel like there needs Continue Reading
ATSUSOMA Interview Day
A.T. Still University in Mesa is an 11 year old school at this point and I was certainly excited to get the interview here. The school’s curriculum is so different due to the addition of a year of clinical experience. The community health centers are scattered across the United States Continue Reading