I Matched into a Psychiatry Residency Program!

On Monday, March 11th, I found out that I matched into a psychiatry residency program!!!! I don’t know yet where I will train as a resident psychiatrist, but I sure am happy to know that I matched! To me, Monday was the most relieving part of the residency interview process. Months of waiting and uncertainty came to a close when I learned that I matched! Over the past few months, I interviewed all over the country, met with dozens of faculty and residents, and stressed over making my rank list. For those who don’t know, the rank list is where residency…

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My Last Semester of School…EVER!

In about one week, I start my last semester of school…ever. I can firmly say that there is not another degree in my future. That’s not to mean I won’t keep learning. But as far as formal schooling goes, I’m ready to be done. What I’ll be Up To This semester I will be enrolled in business school at Wharton. In addition, I have a few medical school classes to complete as well as some residency interviews. I can already tell this semester will be incredibly busy. But at the end of it all, I’ll graduate with both my MD and MBA…

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Summer Body Gym Essentials

Ever since my 50 Days No Excuses Fitness Journey this past summer, exercise has become a regular part of my life. I didn’t take any days off during the fitness challenge, but now I make sure to have some rest days. Most weeks I have been successful to get at least 5 or 6 workouts in per week using my gym essentials. One of my goals is to have a “summer body” year round. My gym essentials have gotten me on the path toward that goal. Santa Monica Beach As I’m nearing in on graduating from my MD/MBA program, that…

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Thanksgiving Reflections: Season of Gratitude

With Thanksgiving around the corner, I wanted to take some time to reflect on what I’m most thankful for at this juncture of my life. If you’re a regular to my blog, you’re probably realizing that I LOVE to reflect! I find that I grow when I look at life experiences as learning opportunities. I’m looking forward to spending Thanksgiving with my entire family this year. It’s been a while since we’ve had extended family over for Thanksgiving AND my sister and brother-in-law will be with us! Who am I thankful for? Over the past couple of years, I have truly learned…

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Things to Do in San Diego and My Unexpected Discoveries about the City

I recently visited San Diego for the Annual Meeting of Physicians for a National Health Program (PNHP). This was my second time visiting California, and I was super excited to be in a warm city for a bit. When I signed up for the conference, I hoped that I would also be able to interview for psychiatry residency at UCSD while I was there. However, things didn’t work out that way, so I just participated in the conference and did some site seeing while I was there. I wrote about my experiences at the conference in this reflection post. But…

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