February 2023

Hello Aspiring Physicians, Match week! This week is always filled with mixed emotions from happiness, joyfulness, sadness, frustration, relief, uncertainty, panic, doubt, elation and I could go on. I remember when I matched 11 years ago I had a mixture of relief for knowing that I had a job, joy that I matched at my number one residency program choice,…

Hello Aspiring Physicians, Are you supposed to have a life outside of medicine? Absolutely!! It’s hard enough dating but it’s near impossible if you are pre-medical student or in medical school. And when you do start dating, how do you explain to your partner or significant other that they get maybe an hour or 2 hours of time with you.…

Hello Aspiring Physicians! I am humbled and honored that so many of you have reached out to me for advice and just to talk things through in regards to your medical journey. I hope that my words continue to excite, motivate, teach and guide you to become that awesome doctor that so many of our patients need. This next topic…

Hello Aspiring Physicians, I hope your summer is going well. Maybe this is a relaxing time in your journey to becoming a physician or maybe this is the crunch time for exams. At some point along your path, you will be asked to provide letter of recommendations in your application. Where these letters really become important is on your residency…