Praise god I woke up today a matched doctor❣️
Its been a long road & I am truly grateful that I made it this far in life’s journey.
Endless thanks to my tribe, wouldn’t have done it without you
#Match2023
#FutureAnesthesiologist
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I found myself in the OR today & the attending-res duo asked if I wanted to intubate.
I OF COURSE SAID YES, but also admitted to being rusty.
(The last time Intubated someone was Oct '21)
Well today I successfully intubated a patient on the first try & had a blast!
@Surgeongb
Since we are sharing unsolicited opinions, sounds to me that you would be a horrible motivator & teacher for the type of learner that I am.
Go embarass someone else “for the sake of learning purposes”.
Any black women anesthesiologists looking for a mentee??!!
Or do you, yes you reading this, know of one that would make a great mentor??
I am heavily in need of a mentor to guide me through the application, match & residency process!!!!!
I want to be the type of attending where the students, residents & OR staff get excited to work with me.
NOT the type where the whole atmosphere in the room tenses up when I walk into the room.
I LOVE anesthesia❣️😭
I never thought I would find a specialty I genuinely LOVED.
I always thought I would have to settle into something.
I am the most excited to be applying into something I love doing 🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰
This was another moment that reaffirmed, without a doubt, that I chose the specialty that is right for me & that I have a lot to offer beyond stats.
I am super excited for 2023 Match Process.
Sincerely,
Your Future Anesthesiologist.
At the start of residency, my plan was to go home to my family & skip going on a trip on my last vacation of intern year.
But after living through intern year…….. I’m taking that motherf***ng caribbean vacation too.
#IHaveEarnedIt
✌🏽🏝️👙☀️
One thing about my intern yr schedule that is getting to me during my current 5mo stretch of floors, is working 6 days a week in a specialty i did NOT choose.
Its becoming difficult to show up energetic for the day when its not my chosen specialty 🫠🫠
The best part about an interview invite is the feeling of someone recognizing the hard work & potential you posses.
We spend so much focusing on what we lack its nice to know that what you do possess is enough & that you are capable.
#HappyInterviewSeasonEveryone
I Passed Step2!
Although it wasnt with the score I wanted, I am still proud as hell of my hard work!
This time last year I was heartbroken having to delay apps. This year I am stronger & better for it.
I am choosing to be happy & hopeful during this application cycle!!
Residency is just years of “learning through failure”.
Already, I can feel how uncomfortable these next 4 years are going to be.
Tryna keep a positive mindset as
growth comes when you encounter new experiences & I am here to grow into the physician I know I am meant to be🙏🏽
Intern year is strange
You dont quite yet feel like you’ve earned the doctor title but when you sit & think about how the hospital is running on your resident man power you really are a doctor.
The duality of the situation is just interesting.
I haven’t been this exhausted in my life.
But i am DETERMINED to put in 110% effort for the next 6months.
Leaving nothing undone or left to chance so I can look back at this time & proudly say “I did all I could do.”
The older I get the more I am grateful for my parents. They speak life into me & cast out my self doubts at the most crucial moments. 🥰
God blessed me by being their child❣️
I fell asleep step 3 studying at 7pm yesterday & decided not to fight it so I went to bed.
I woke up today feeling more whole. I guess my body was screaming for the rest and recuperation.
🫠 Tminus 3 days.
Hoping that because I was able to complete 4-5am workouts throughout the entirety of medical school, that I have set the tone to continue them through residency.
Either way I’m putting it into the universe ✨
THANK GOODNESS FOR FRIENDS IN MED SCHOOL!
I have a friend who I refer to when I was updating my CV bc she knows (AND REMEMBERS) my accomplishments better than myself 😭😂😫
Not happy the situation happened but thankful it happened with this attending.
WHEN (not if cus lets face it its hound to happen again) I encounter another similar situation I am now equipped to handle it better & gracefully.
Wow.
I am on week 16 out of 18 straight weeks of floors & icu and I can confidently say I am NOT the same person.
Its unfortunate but I also have a true hatred towards medicine now.
I am truly grateful for meeting Dr.
@BolaOnayemi
along this journey. She has been nothing but supportive and always transparent in sharing her experiences with me. I am blessed to be able to have such a quality woman in my corner❣️
I am a product of my support system❤️🔥
The most amazing part of intern year is seeing how much my gut intuition comes into play & often times how it steers me in the correct direction with patient care & management.
Fought long and very hard to get to this point. I am beyond thankful that I get to experience what Ive been wanting for so long!
#OneStepCloserToBeingYourAnesthesiologist
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@ARK_CLE
@Surgeongb
Thank you! It comes from yrs of having to professionally advocate for myself within these spaces.
If the Dr. who originally replied read closely, I said TRIED to embarass me; that doesnt mean the attending succeeded.
You know, I believe not everyone is meant to become a teacher & not everyone is a good teacher.
I wish some attendings/faculty would do more introspective reflection to determine if they are fit for such a role before they assume such positions. 🧐
Me: *admires Interventional Radiologists diplomas on the wall*
nurses walking by: Your going to have one of those very soon! You can get your pretty frame ready!!!!
🥹😭🥰
Ive been SUPER nervous about being pregnant during CA1 yr BUT yesterday I found baby’s heartbeat with my stethoscope.
This experience of motherhood has given me something beyond myself to cater to. Now I feel a sense of peace❣️
Placed IVs all day and didnt get ANYTHING in the AM. Which was frustrating and defeating.
THEN this afternoon I got them all.
#TrustTheProcess
#iGotThis
Transport guy: what time did you get on?
Me: 7am -7pm
Him: WAIT, WHAT DO YOU DO??
Me: I am a resident doctor
Him: *laughs maniacally*
OH NAHH. you may make more $$ than me, but you work wayyyyyyyy more hrs!
#JokesOnMe
My personal goal for residency (aside from learning & doing as much as possible) is to bring a positive attitude daily.
It makes for a better learning environment/experience & I dont want the broken aspects of the healthcare system to wear me down.
My black male patient saying “i understand what you are saying, more so than anyone before because you look like me” 🥺🥺🥺
⚕️I love being a black doctor❣️
My computer suddenly decided to not want to charge yesterday & I am so thankful I asked my parents for an ipad during step1 season. Cus its keeping me going for step 2 season😭
I waited in the pt room while the nurses were finishing up doing what they were doing so I could speak with the pt.
They noticed, thanked me & proceeded to say “Bedside manner, you either have it or you dont. It’s not something you teach. Kudos to you for having it Dr.”
My resident is gracefully receptive to the attending’s brutal criticisms while simultaneously allowing them to roll off her back.
It is a wonderful skill to watch being used in action!
It is now my goal to hone that skill. 😌
it is weird being a medical student on the surgical side of the hospital especially when attending's act like you're in the way but the patients treat you like you matter.
Thank you to everyone who retweeted & tagged individuals!
This is the first time I’ve experienced such blatant support & willingness to help from others in medicine!
This only reaffirms my decision to enter the field of anesthesia❣️
Thinking about these 24hr call shifts when I start anesthesia.
I am most definitely going to enjoy bringing my bonnet to these shifts😂
I think of it as bringing some culture into these hospital call rooms 😩😭
What a weird feeling; tackling a new career, bills and finances for the first time in my late 20s!
I really feel like I am being catapulted into adulthood🫠
(which feels absurd to say & feel at my old age!)
Fourth year should have a built in $7,000 stipend that your receive at the end of the educational year to use in order to cover moving and general expenses associated with starting residency 🫠🫠
Another intern on ICU service really tried to pawn off his ONE EXTRA patient onto me. Too bad I am VERY comfortable with saying No.
When I was carrying most of the workload last week, he didnt even offer to help nor did I ask. FOH
🙄😒
#B4YouAskYesHeIs
@NickRiviera303
It was unplanned & my first time doing this procedure!
I wanted to clarify dosing information prior to the start of the case & was unfortunately met with the above response.
I am sitting here a month before orientation week making myself crazy thinking about how I will REALISTICALLY incorporate a hr of physical fitness into my schedule as an intern.
#LetsWorryAboutThisLater
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You know something that really cracks me up during my medicine rotation is when I would ask pts the color & consistency of their last BM.
Then some of them would look at me in horror & disgust as they replied “I dont know…….I just flush” 😂😂😂
There were times I had 2-3 more patient than him to present & write notes on. He was able to read while on shift as I am still finishing work…It wasnt a problem then.
The nerve of this man to ask me to take an extra patient bc he had ONE more note to write than me is WILD.
I admire people who have families while in residency. I feel like it gives them much needed perspective to refocus on something that is bigger than themselves & work.
My mom shared a story about how she had a superior say that her talking with her hands was disrespectful.
Luckily, she had the wherewithal to inform this person that talking with her hands was of cultural origin & that she would report this person bc of it.