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Lauren Kostandaras

4 months

to any aspiring female surgeons, today i worked with an entire surgical team of females for 4 cases today. “you can’t be what you can’t see” and let me tell you, the future is so bright for women in medicine 🫶🏻

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5 years

me picking up softballs after someone else’s round of hitting @FloSoftball

Ⓜ Mr. 5 5 Ⓜ 👨🏽‍🚀

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5 years

IDC how old I am I wanna try dumb shit like this 🥰🤣🥰

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Lauren Kostandaras

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1 year

dedicated is hard, and i wish people were more transparent about the impact it can have on your mental health. to be constantly compared to some of the brightest people and to keep moving forward — it’s hard. so to anyone else struggling today, me too. you’re not alone 🫶🏻

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Lauren Kostandaras

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5 years

as a softball coach for 14 & 15 y.o girls, my pitchers are starting to learn how to throw a riseball which means my hitters will start seeing riseballs, so i would just like to take this time to pray for them. keep those hands high & Godspeed @FloSoftball

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5 months

when i say leukocytosis and erythrocytosis, this is what i mean

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10 months

riding this high for the next 7-10 business days

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1 year

i hope every single one of you in dedicated today gets above average too (a win is a win, no matter how small) 🥹

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Lauren Kostandaras

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1 month

ResidencyCAS officially opened today! I’m Lauren, an OMS-IV based in OH applying #OBGYN for #Match2025 🩵 I’m passionate about improving access to reproductive care, MIGS, cleveland sports, photography & good coffee☕️ can’t wait to meet everyone applying this year! #MedTwitter

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Lauren Kostandaras

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9 months

sneak preview of me on gen surg standing in the OR for 4 hours trying not to break sterile field

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Lauren Kostandaras

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5 months

making thank you cards for my sports med docs >>>> doing more Uworld questions tonight

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Lauren Kostandaras

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1 year

i got to listen to tiny strong heartbeats today and, don’t get me wrong, that is incredible in and of itself, but this about had me in tears 😭

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Lauren Kostandaras

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11 months

ob/gyn is my happy place 🫶🏻 can’t believe im already halfway done 😭

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Lauren Kostandaras

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4 years

2020 has been tough but i just accepted to medical school so life is still good 🥺😭👩🏻‍⚕️ #medtwitter

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Lauren Kostandaras

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7 years

finally put my camera to some good use tonight 📸⚡️💙

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Lauren Kostandaras

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15 days

passed STEP 2 and had my first residency open house yesterday 🥹 we really are chasing those dreams ladies and gents

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Lauren Kostandaras

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5 months

seeing everyone match urology today on #MedTwitter makes me so excited to see everyone match into their specialty in March🥹 this is like my Disney world, so excited for everyone celebrating today!

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Lauren Kostandaras

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3 months

tips to any 3rd years starting rotations soon: some preceptors can be intimidating but others will start a group chat with you & another med student called “OB/GYN Rockstars” to grab dinner and talk residency. and those are the ones who have a seat reserved in preceptor heaven

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Lauren Kostandaras

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7 months

turns out, santa was big into reproductive healthcare and medical education and we stan with santa

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Lauren Kostandaras

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8 months

my preceptor: “lauren, what axis deviation is this guy’s heart based off his EKG?” me: “left” preceptor: “how do you know?” me: 👍🏼— ☺︎ —👎🏼 (iykyk)

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Lauren Kostandaras

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4 months

i went on a run after gen surg today and i had this epiphany that even though being away from home is hard and i miss my people, i feel so fulfilled studying medicine and knowing ill be the person they’ll trust to care for them one day. there’s no greater place to be than here🫶🏻

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Lauren Kostandaras

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1 year

this is precisely how i feel after doing a block of Uworld questions. taking no further comments at this time

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Lauren Kostandaras

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7 months

update: my professor was awesome AND all signs did in fact point to obgyn

Lauren Kostandaras

@laurkostandaras

1 year

we just finished our repro/GU & endo block today & i can’t help but feel sad about being done with repro. not sure if my professor was just that impactful and an incredible role model for all future physicians or if all signs are pointing to OBGYN 🤔

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Lauren Kostandaras

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1 year

imposter syndrome is SO real leaving COMLEX today 😭 trying to just breathe and be kind to my brain the rest of today

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Lauren Kostandaras

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4 months

sending positive vibes to all the #Match2024 applicants today!! you’ll be where you’re meant to be🫶🏻 can’t wait to celebrate all things you!

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Lauren Kostandaras

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1 year

can’t believe i got asked to a mixer!!! big fun saturday plans for me!!!! the date: the mixer:

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Lauren Kostandaras

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26 days

i went and saw inside out 2 tonight (bc im truly a kid at heart) & to see 3 doctors in the end credits that helped create the tiny emotion characters so kids can understand the ones in their own heads makes me so grateful for my fellow psych friends 🥹 also 10/10 movie

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Lauren Kostandaras

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1 month

my FBI agent watching me diligently study every day in dedicated only to play eeny meeny miny moe for any pulm question that involves arrows. sry :)

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Lauren Kostandaras

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3 years

game day for @JCUFootball 🏈 @jcusports

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Lauren Kostandaras

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4 years

look at her, she didn’t have to go this hard but she did, for us. you go sis 💓🌌🌕 #PinkSupermoon

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Lauren Kostandaras

@laurkostandaras

8 years

how cool is it that the same God, who created mountains, oceans & galaxies, looked at you and thought the world needed one of you too?

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Lauren Kostandaras

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2 months

boards dedicated 2nd time around is different. still wishing it wasn’t so difficult but grateful to be where i am. in less than a year ill be 30, graduating medical school, moving back home (FOR GOOD) & living a life ive only ever wished for. & that’s enough to keep me studying

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Lauren Kostandaras

@laurkostandaras

5 years

my sister’s boyfriend left a framed picture of his dog at our house and i just want him to know that im taking very good care of him

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Lauren Kostandaras

@laurkostandaras

4 months

officially started day 1 of a 4 week rotation on gyn surg and i can say with full confidence, obgyn is the place for me 🥹 so happy to be back

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Lauren Kostandaras

@laurkostandaras

3 months

so excited to see so many of the med students at my clinical site with their posters for research day! you know i had to tie mine back to OB/GYN somehow 👩🏻‍🍼🤩

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Lauren Kostandaras

@laurkostandaras

8 months

3rd year of medical school has been my favorite thus far. im finally back in ohio (still 2.5 hours from home) and im seeing my family & husband as much as i can, and let me tell ya, my heart is so full. also, seeing, talking, and caring for patients is the greatest blessing

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Lauren Kostandaras

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8 months

i would give just about anything to be on obgyn today dressed up as OB-wan kenobi with a speculum light saber (pic for dramatic effect)

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Lauren Kostandaras

@laurkostandaras

4 months

today was a 13 hour day on gen surg but i also got to help close an anterior vaginal wall repair and perform a diagnostic laparoscopy for an ovarian endometrioma and i just 🥹

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Lauren Kostandaras

@laurkostandaras

1 year

thankful is truly an understatement. couldn’t have done it without my incredible support system 🫶🏻 just so so grateful

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Lauren Kostandaras

@laurkostandaras

4 years

#WhyJCU best decision i ever made was to #TransferJCU the people, the academics, and commitment to serving the world even after graduation makes JCU the best. and who knows, you might just meet half of your bridesmaids playing the sport you love 💙⚡️🤗 @jcu_softball #JCU2024

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Lauren Kostandaras

@laurkostandaras

1 year

what’s the cutest plush toy organ and why is it the gallbladder?

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Lauren Kostandaras

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5 years

just trying to be supportive at the freezing cold @jcu_softball games and this is what i get for it

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Lauren Kostandaras

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7 months

ive struggled with going on week 7 of 8 for IM, but the high im riding right now after my attending told me she wishes she could steal me away from obgyn is just 🥹 😭 s/o to all the residents ive worked with so far who love to teach

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Lauren Kostandaras

@laurkostandaras

3 months

first OB/GYN audition rotation on the books for 4th year!! 🥳 how is time just flying by now?? how do i only have 1 year of med school left??

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Lauren Kostandaras

@laurkostandaras

7 years

picture this: it’s 2001. you’re living in San Francisco with your mom & fat cat. you’re shy at school & have 1 friend, but when your grandma comes to visit, you get a makeover & get a limo driver named Joe. your grandma: Queen Clarisse Renaldi & you are the princess of genovia

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Lauren Kostandaras

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9 months

happy ob/gyn interview release date to all who celebrate🫶🏻 the future is so bright for women’s healthcare with all of these interview invites

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Lauren Kostandaras

@laurkostandaras

5 years

make no mistakes, your streaks are number one 🏆⚡️🏀 @JohnCarroll_WBB

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Lauren Kostandaras

@laurkostandaras

1 year

no one prepares you for the emotional rollercoaster of leaving your home for the first 2 years of med school only to go off and start helping patients — the thing you’ve wanted since you started this journey. feeling very grateful to have a place to miss this much🤍

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Lauren Kostandaras

@laurkostandaras

5 years

congrats to @JohnCarroll_WBB on advancing to the finals for the OAC tournament! let’s win the ship 🏆⚡️

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Lauren Kostandaras

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8 years

God has perfect timing, never too early or too late. it takes a little of patience and a lot of faith, but it's worth the wait

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Lauren Kostandaras

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9 years

just got yelled at for having my phone out at walsh bc i look like a high school freshman :-)

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Lauren Kostandaras

@laurkostandaras

3 years

now that I’ve had time to digest everything, I got a call driving home from work yesterday and will officially be a DOctor in 4 years ☤ I love everything about the osteopathic profession and can’t wait to start this journey👩🏻‍⚕️ momma, i made it 💙 #MedTwitter #MedStudentTwitter

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Lauren Kostandaras

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7 years

be nice to people even if your own heart is breaking, because there's no need to break theirs too

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Lauren Kostandaras

@laurkostandaras

2 months

hard to believe 3rd year is done & the next time ill be working in the hospital, ill be auditioning for the best specialty in the world: OB/GYN 🫶🏼 (non-biased opinion, of course) i can’t wait to see all the other OB/GYN applicants this fall 🩺🤰🏻

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Lauren Kostandaras

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7 years

what in blue streak nation

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Lauren Kostandaras

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1 year

TN has been my home for the last 2 years. i couldn’t be more grateful for the people ive met here & for the community of Harrogate for allowing me to both learn and practice medicine. but it’s about time this Ohio girl comes home🤍 next stop, rotations!

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Lauren Kostandaras

@laurkostandaras

11 days

officially got my schedule for my first OB/GYN audition rotation!! starting off with a week of gyn surg🤰🏻🩺 any and all advice is appreciated to ease my 4th year imposter syndrome

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Lauren Kostandaras

@laurkostandaras

3 months

for those keeping track at home, said preceptor gets the coolest and biggest chair in preceptor heaven. believing in your med students makes all the difference 🥹

Lauren Kostandaras

@laurkostandaras

3 months

tips to any 3rd years starting rotations soon: some preceptors can be intimidating but others will start a group chat with you & another med student called “OB/GYN Rockstars” to grab dinner and talk residency. and those are the ones who have a seat reserved in preceptor heaven

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Lauren Kostandaras

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2 years

very honored and excited to announce ill be the next Family Medicine Club President at my medical school! still hard to believe i get the chance to live this beautiful life 🩺 #MedTwitter #familymedicine

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Lauren Kostandaras

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7 months

it’s giving dasher, dancer and prancer but placenta accreta, increta, and percreta

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7 months

Ima smack my gynecologist, cause why?!!😂😂👀

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Lauren Kostandaras

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11 months

keeping track of some of the lessons i learn along the way from my preceptors, and here was today’s lesson: “they say the cost of medical training is your 20s, so make sure you remember to still be you. have some fun. visit home. call mom. take care of your head and heart”

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Lauren Kostandaras

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3 years

hey @jcu_softball , swipe to edit @i_am_kasyn 🥎📸

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Lauren Kostandaras

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3 months

my gyn surg preceptor and i bonded over the plushie STIs on amazon & i told her syphilis was my fav, and you bet your bottom dollar i just ordered it on amazon as a thank you gift and will be pairing it with a sticky note that says “nothing a little penicillin can’t fix”

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Lauren Kostandaras

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7 years

dear God, thank you for giving me this beautiful life and forgive me if sometimes it feels as if i don't love it enough

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Lauren Kostandaras

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7 years

praying for your friends is so important because sometimes they fight battles they'll never speak to anyone about. make sure they're covered

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Lauren Kostandaras

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6 years

nothing better than October baseball, @Indians this is our year⚾️

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Lauren Kostandaras

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3 years

one of my fav pictures at one of my fav places 📸

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Lauren Kostandaras

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2 years

moving away from my husband 1mo after getting married and from my family to go to med school has been the hardest thing ive ever done, but we just got final grades back for the semester and y’all not only did i survive, but i THRIVED 🥹😭 their support has been incredible

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Lauren Kostandaras

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5 years

jcu softball did it first

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5 years

THEY PLAYED THE WRONG SONG FOR THE NATIONAL ANTHEM I-

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Lauren Kostandaras

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8 years

when it's only Saturday but you know Jesus rises on Sunday

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Lauren Kostandaras

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3 years

the progression & complete accuracy with Coach Loudin’s call at 3rd base in these pictures is on point @jcu_softball

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Lauren Kostandaras

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6 years

*sees a camera at the finish line* my brain: don’t do it don’t do it don’t do it don’t do it don’t do it don’t do it me: *throws up peace sign*

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Lauren Kostandaras

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5 years

great win by @JCUMensHoops tonight! happy i could be there for the W over Mount Union 🏀

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Lauren Kostandaras

@laurkostandaras

9 months

you know those docs you work with that remind you about the kindness, compassion, and empathy you want to show your own med students one day? those are the ones we must protect at all costs. sad to be done with FM this week but so grateful for my preceptor 🥹

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Lauren Kostandaras

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3 years

hi #MedStudentTwitter class of 2025 checking in 🩺💙 #LMUDCOM @DCOMtweets

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Lauren Kostandaras

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9 years

split lip at 2am last night but cha girl is still ~FaBuLuOs~ ✨

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Lauren Kostandaras

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3 years

hi my name is Bo. i eat all the leaves and bite my stuffed friend, only when im not sleeping

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Lauren Kostandaras

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1 year

honored to join the Gold Humanism Honor Society tonight! it’s hard to put into words how much this means to me & how honored i feel to be inducted into a society devoted to recognizing the need for humanism and compassionate care in medicine

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Lauren Kostandaras

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3 years

@jcu_softball can’t wait to watch virtually today 🥎

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Lauren Kostandaras

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5 years

so awesome seeing the 1st place team in the OAC win again last night, can’t wait to see them again tomorrow night! make sure to come support @JohnCarroll_WBB as they take on BW @ 7pm 🏀 #laurencianciolophotography

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Lauren Kostandaras

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6 years

so happy i could watch JCU football play yesterday 📸🏈

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Lauren Kostandaras

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8 years

let's get down to business, while we rep our buns #ALLin216

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Lauren Kostandaras

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7 years

me: "let's get a dog" him: "eh i don't really like dogs"

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Lauren Kostandaras

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9 years

some people take the turkey trot way to serious, like the full grown man who pushed me at the starting line (my dad)

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Lauren Kostandaras

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8 years

me if the Cavs win tonight

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Lauren Kostandaras

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8 years

me & caitlin: "mom, do you want help with the groceries?" mom: "no ill just do it myself. no one ever helps anyways"

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Lauren Kostandaras

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5 years

seasons greetings 🥎 @jcu_softball

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Lauren Kostandaras

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2 years

@NotoriousS1Q3T3 @pathopsych sketchy sketchy sketchy, those skits single-handedly saved my micro grade

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Lauren Kostandaras

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7 years

shaving your legs in a college dorm shower

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7 years

What is an extreme sport?

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Lauren Kostandaras

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3 years

happy opening day @jcu_softball 💙🥎

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Lauren Kostandaras

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8 years

girls day!!!!!

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Lauren Kostandaras

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1 year

day 1 of orientation and i had birthing sim today since i start on 4wks of OBGYN and let me just tell you, the smile i had after asking to do another delivery before i had to go back to orientation was from ear to ear 🥹 y’all i think i found my place in medicine

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Lauren Kostandaras

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7 years

find your passion; find the same happiness in your work as your free time because to live for the weekend is wasting 71.43% of your life

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