My career evolution, learning experiences, and my interest in musculoskeletal disability have uniquely directed me towards the field of physiatry. Throughout my clinical rotations I learned from patient contact and disease investigation, but yearned...
It is often impossible to predict where life will take you. While a senior at the University of MidWest, I never expected my life to take me to a place where I’d learn the...
Throughout my years in medical school, I have noticed some interesting parallels between chess, my childhood passion, and the practice of medicine. Chess is beautifully artistic, yet remarkably precise in its strategic demands. This...
The realization that specializing in Internal Medicine was my goal came about during my Internal Medicine rotation, during my Internship year in South Africa. A month into my rotation, my supervisor had to go...
As a bridge between biomedical research and clinical medicine, pathology is the key to correct diagnosing disease and therefore has tremendous impact on patient management. It is an intellectually challenging yet rewarding specialty. With...
I remember the first time I saw the human brain raw and alive. I was observing an aneurysm clipping as a second year medical student. I had studied the brain’s structural intricacies, seen hundreds...
Attending medical school in Europe at a school known for pathology, I developed an interest in studying the human body while spending hours our anatomy museum and later after introduction to histology and pathology....
“Strangulated? Are you sure?” The surgeon’s voice rang at the other end of the line. Through the four year-old’s kicks, tears and screams, I had found a right red inguinal mass. A prompt reduction...
I decided to become an internist weeks before starting medical school when a life-changing event took place in my life. My grandfather developed severe dyspnea and was rushed to W Hospital where he was...
Entering medicine was a natural progression for me to fulfill my desire to care for people with passion, love, and sincerity. The care-taking role is one that I have been in since I was...
