Dear Black girl in medicine, We need you We need you to change the statistic We need you to change the narrative 2% is not enough We need you to apply We need you to study We need you to…
To kid or not to kid…
That is the question. This is an ever present concern with women; especially women going into medicine. We want to “have it all” but wonder if it’s even truly possible. We are provided this strict timeline and get upset when…
The transition
Interview season is upon us and I cannot believe this is my fourth one. I love meeting all the interviewees and many ask about the transition between medical school and residency. How hard is it? Am I ready? Is it…
Exercise and Pregnancy. Is it worth it?
Doesn’t really seem like the two should go together. After all, pregnant women are disabled right? We should be on 10 months of bedrest while we carry our children. WRONG. You can be pregnant and healthy and fit! Many women…
Still Medicine
March 25, 2017 People always ask, if you were to do it all over again would you choose medicine? The deeper I get into medicine the more I think about this question. Should I have went into business or into accounting…
Letter to my younger self
Dear Nicole, I want to be honest with you. It will be hard. It will be challenging. But you will make it. You will leave undergrad to do Teach For America. I know it’s not the path you thought…