Keeping in Touch with Friends in the Digital Era

With my 5-year reunion almost 2 months behind me, I’m reminded of how happy I was to see some of my closest friends. Some friends, I text, Snapchat, Instagram message, or call regularly, while others I hadn’t seen or interacted with since college. Despite the fact that I had been relatively close with some of these classmates in college, the physical separation kept us out of touch. Keeping in touch with friends can be .tough And for some of us, keeping in touch with family isn’t easier. What’s interesting to me is how easy it is to passively know what’s…

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Taking a gap year before medical school

The traditional path to becoming a physician in the US includes 4 years of undergraduate training, 4 years of medical school, and 3+ years of residency and fellowship training. It’s a LONG journey. However, the non-traditional path has become the norm as more and more students decide to take a gap year before medical school. In fact, the gap year has really become gap years as the average age of first-year medical students is now 24. This means that on average, premedical students take a 2-3 year break between undergrad and medical school. Because there are soooo many ways to…

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Using Holidays as a Day of Rest

I’ve really been looking forward to Fourth of July, but it might not be for the reasons that you expect. Living in Philadelphia means that there is A LOT to do for Independence Day. Whether it’s the parade, free access to museums, massive sand sculptures, concerts, or the huge fireworks display, Philly is poppin’ on July 4th. Philadelphia was the first capital of the US, after all. However, I haven’t been excited for these activities. Don’t get me wrong, I plan to take in the fireworks and maybe some of the festivals later today, but my excitement stems from something else.…

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No Excuses: My 50 Day Fitness Journey

The last time I worked out on a regular basis was probably in high school. I played volleyball and ran track pretty competitively. As a result, I was basically forced to do pretty hardcore workouts almost year-round for four years. To be honest though, I rarely ever did anything over the summer 😊 (Sorry Kinsey and Coach Mo if you’re reading this!) Throwback to senior year of high school In college, medical school, and business school, I had random spurts of working out. My IG stories (or SnapChat back when I actually used it) featured my once-a-quarter gym sessions. Last…

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My One Month Blog Anniversary!

I can’t believe that today is my one month blog anniversary! I didn’t keep track of the day I started my blog, but something in my spirit led me to check…and lo and behold…I launched atashajordan.com on Sunday, May 20, 2018. It feels like more than a month has gone by because sooooooo much has happened in my life.  (If you subscribed to my newsletter, you’d know the inside scoop, ookkuuurrttt).  I mostly want to thank everyone who has read, liked, and commented on my posts to this point. It means more to me than you know!! I look forward to continuing…

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