A Lifestyle & Medicine Blog
I will be the first to admit that I suffer from some serious imposter syndrome. I’m not sure when this internal echoing of “you aren’t good enough” came into play (I suspect the years of growing up with horrendous acne probably did the trick), but it has been unwelcome company for a long time. In…
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This one is for all of you who are taking on the USMLE Step 1 in the near future! For a FULL STEP 1 debrief, keep your eyes out for my blog post coming out in a few days (it is taking me quite some time to compile all of my thoughts for that one,…
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It all began October 8th, 2018. I had gone for dinner the night before. I woke up feeling sick to my stomach with my head pounding: the classic food poisoning picture, nothing major to stress over. I skipped school that day, deciding to take it easy, indulging in fizzy drinks and relying heavily on Gravol (the…
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An open letter to anyone who believes being an IMG (International Medical Graduate) and doing medicine abroad is the easy way out, Let me tell you my dear, I wish being an IMG was simple. But it simply is not, it is frustrating. You constantly have to have your elevator pitch of why you went abroad ready…
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I would be lying if I said that I didn’t ever feel self-doubt about choosing medicine as my career path. Sometimes it feels like an all too regular visitor. I suppose that’s par for the course when you’re dedicating over a decade of your life to mostly work and little play. You have to sometimes…
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SINCERELY MILLIE 