General Surgery Resident | Aspiring Pediatric Surgeon | Advocacy & Health Policy | LGBTQ+ Centered Patient Care | He/Him/His | Great Outdoors | US Navy Officer
My time in this beautiful country has sadly come to an end. I have experienced a lot and learned so much about medicine and life in general. I also met and worked with some incredible humans. Time to go home and graduate!
I’m going to Oklahoma to become a surgeon! What a crazy, exciting and difficult time this whole match process has been. Life is a wild adventure and this next chapter is gonna be a cool one. I’ve got all the love and support I could ever ask for and I wouldn’t be here without my
Found out that I start residency on a month of pediatric surgery, which is the career I plan on pursuing. I’ve never felt excited and terrified so equally.
I had a person who is a member of the LGBTQ+ community and a TEACHER tell me tonight that “you’re either a boy or a girl, that’s it” and it doesn’t make sense, it hurts so much and we have a long long way to go everyone
When one of the nurses you work with tells you that they like working nights with you since you pay attention to the patients…not only is it good encouragement but also a perfect reminder of why I’m here at 4 AM instead of sleeping. 🤗
I’m going to Oklahoma to become a surgeon! What a crazy, exciting and difficult time this whole match process has been. Life is a wild adventure and this next chapter is gonna be a cool one. I’ve got all the love and support I could ever ask for and I wouldn’t be here without my
Sometimes you can do what you think is your absolute best and yet feel absolutely defeated at the end of the day. Today is one of those days. Press on.
Today I got my first subclavian central line in from start to finish on my own. I hope I don’t ever forget how cool that feels even after I’ve done 1,000!
So what is one to do when there was no income from the time of graduating medical school in May through the end of July when starting residency… and the resident income is, well, not good, and I still have to pay for a national board exam that is $900? 🤔🧐
One thing about me is that I’m on nights right now but I WILL be taking a break at midnight to listen to Adele’s album from start to finish. Don’t page.
Just know that you are loved and you are worthy and you have a place where you belong; a place where this type of ignorance and closed-mindedness doesn’t