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PGY-1 @BIDMCSurgery | @HowardU Med | @EmoryUniversity ‘19 | she/hers | 📚🍲🎨🎥 | views are my own

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Kyra Watson, MD
4 months
Officially official! Kyra Watson, MD has a nice ring to it😮‍💨✨
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6 months
I’m going to Boston! 🥳
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Kyra Watson, MD
6 months
Wherever the Lord has placed me for residency today, I’m grateful🙏🏾😊
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Kyra Watson, MD
6 months
I’m gonna be a surgeon, I can’t believe it😭
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Kyra Watson, MD
1 year
I think it’s time I reintroduced myself! Hey #medtwitter ! My name is Kyra Watson, a M4 @HowardU applying General Surgery for #Match2024 I’m passionate about leadership, health equity, and serving underserved populations. Super excited to connect with everyone #GenSurgMatch2024
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Kyra Watson, MD
6 months
Still on cloud nine from Match Week🥹 love seeing everyone’s joy in their posts
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Kyra Watson, MD
6 months
Very thankful for the opportunity to start my surgical training in Boston! Sharing my med grad wishlist in case anyone would like to contribute to my relocation. Thank you in advance! #GenSurgMatch #Match2024 #MedGradWishList :
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Kyra Watson, MD
6 months
I’m going to Boston! 🥳
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Kyra Watson, MD
6 months
Wherever the Lord has placed me for residency today, I’m grateful🙏🏾😊
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Kyra Watson, MD
6 months
So excited to meet all my new co-residents!!!
@BIDMCSurgery
BIDMC Department of Surgery
6 months
Happy #Matchday2024 ! We are proud to introduce the newest members of the BIDMC family. We can’t wait for you to join us in June! #MatchDay #medtwitter #SurgTwitter #GenSurgMatch2024
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Kyra Watson, MD
2 years
Asked my rotation group if they wanted to go to happy hour after our Peds shelf tomorrow and they all went radio silent in the chat. Hate it here😪
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Kyra Watson, MD
5 months
Had such a good time yesterday as I closed out serving as President of @hucm_aws by organizing and hosting a Robot Simulation session with our amazing advisor @ChrisNembMD and finishing out the day with our Mentor/Mentee Dinner with guest speaker @Dr_Fripp ! What a day!!
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Kyra Watson, MD
1 year
Clicking “Certify & Submit” on ERAS is way too nerve racking lol let me go check my application 20 more times really quickly
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@dr_kwatson
Kyra Watson, MD
2 years
Got an email to make my ERAS account. Can the 4th years match first. Please lol
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@dr_kwatson
Kyra Watson, MD
11 months
I remember vividly as a 3rd being awe-inspired by the 4th years on service because I was so lost and they were so knowledgeable.. It’s strange now to be in the position of knowledge helping out the 3rd years with things I thought I’d never get down fully!
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@dr_kwatson
Kyra Watson, MD
1 year
Just got to repair a massive laceration☺️ and my resident said he could tell I’d been practicing 😏 Coming soon to an OR near you🤣
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Kyra Watson, MD
2 years
Passed Step 1! Officially a 3rd year med student! First hurdle conquered🥳
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Kyra Watson, MD
6 months
So so proud of my classmates posting their Match emails😭 we did it yall! God is so so good🙌🏾 HUCM coming out strong
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Kyra Watson, MD
6 months
Gosh I just don’t see how I’m gonna fit any kind of saving into my budget with the way rent prices are looking 💀 more than half my monthly budget is gonna go towards rent/parking/utilities at this rate
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Kyra Watson, MD
1 year
HUCM but the hospital elevator mirror instead of the bathroom
@fatima_medic
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1 year
No one: Medical students on instagram:
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Kyra Watson, MD
11 months
Missing HUCM2024 today🥲🫶🏾 I know everyone is killing their aways right now
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Kyra Watson, MD
1 year
Bookmarking for next year because this is such a great idea🥹
@MaddieMierMD
Maddie Mier, MD
1 year
Hey M4s! As you’re deciding what to do with your short coat, here’s my rec- lay it out at your grad party & have all the people you love leave you a little note. Then one day it’ll hang in your attending office & you’ll be encouraged daily by everyone who’s walked with you 🥹
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8 months
Happy New Year!🎆 This is the year I become a doctor. Unreal🥹
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Kyra Watson, MD
1 year
Super honored to have the opportunity to sit in on @BernieSanders ’s townhall at the Capitol about the re-introduction of the #MedicareForAll Bill and represent HUCM along with my peers! Health equity and the fight for equal and affordable access starts with us!
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Kyra Watson, MD
10 months
“What motivates you to be so excellent?” This was definitely the confidence booster I didn’t know I needed to start off interview season right
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Kyra Watson, MD
1 year
First week of SICU elective ✅ We’re exhausted, but feeling affirmed that pursuing surgery was the right one🥹🥹🥹 Definitely will be catching some major 💤 tomorrow on my off day though😂
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Kyra Watson, MD
8 months
Senior Class meeting about ROL and Match🫠 tbh all I can do is pray on it and hope the lord places me where I’m supposed to be lol
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Kyra Watson, MD
7 months
I’m just a med student, standing in front of residency programs, asking them to hire me
@ERASinfo
ERAS
7 months
Notification of Match Status (matched/filled) will be released at 10 a.m. ET on Monday, March 11. #Match2024
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Kyra Watson, MD
1 year
Successfully placed two A-lines overnight 😤💪🏾 made the night fly by
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Kyra Watson, MD
1 year
Laying out my outfit for my last first day of school ever tomorrow like
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Kyra Watson, MD
2 years
I will not miss AMEC next year. I will not miss AMEC next year. I will not miss AMEC next year. I will not miss AMEC next year. I will not miss AMEC next year. I will not miss AMEC next year. I will not miss AMEC next year.
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Kyra Watson, MD
2 years
Woah
@AvrahamCooperMD
Avraham Z. Cooper, MD 🩺
2 years
HUGE arachnoid cyst. Somehow this individual was just living their life, minimally symptomatic, until presenting with a seizure 🤯 #MedTwitter
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Kyra Watson, MD
6 months
It’s finally starting to hit me that I’m at the end of my medical school journey. Match in 1 week and graduation in 2 months… I’m gonna be a sobbing mess lollllll
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Kyra Watson, MD
7 months
Can always count on @HowardUGenSurg for support when presenting research!
@AnishJayJain
Anish Jay Jain MD
7 months
Awesome oral presentation by @HowardU MS4 @dr_kwatson at #ASC2024 !! Mentored by the @ChrisNembMD ! Excited to see where she matches this spring, a superstar in the making!! #WeAreAllWitnesses @ValNfonsam @rhhollis @AcademicSurgery
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Kyra Watson, MD
4 months
Ready to be a sobbing mess again on Friday lolol graduation is finally here😭
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Kyra Watson, MD
2 years
My TL right now>> 🥹🥹🥹 I’m so proud and happy for you all🫶🏾 all that hard work finally paying off
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Kyra Watson, MD
1 year
Cleaned out my white coat pockets today and found 4 saline flushes, a few tegaderms, rolls of tape in various sizes and 6 packs of gauze😂 why get ready when you can stay ready??
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Kyra Watson, MD
2 years
Going to bed praying all the M4s get good news coming their way this week! #Match2023
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Kyra Watson, MD
10 months
Praying for all my ortho applicant friends today! May you all receive many interview invites today🙏🏾🤗
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Kyra Watson, MD
6 months
Had another dream about Match last night😭
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Kyra Watson, MD
1 year
Going to bed pumped to (finally) start my surgery rotation tomorrow!🤩
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Kyra Watson, MD
2 years
I have a Note where I write all my experiences on rotations. The highs and lows. Different things Ive realized about myself, my desires, my needs. I started it mostly because Im prone to forgetting, but I also think it’ll be a good way to reflect on my growth throughout this year
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Kyra Watson, MD
6 months
Joined the co-intern chat🫡 It’s starting to feel real
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Kyra Watson, MD
7 months
Gosh I love Match Days! Congrats to all the Uro applicants, yall have me so excited for March😭
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Kyra Watson, MD
1 year
I wish I was at SBAS this weekend😩
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@dr_kwatson
Kyra Watson, MD
7 months
Just applied for graduation.. life is moving insanely fast as of late😭
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@dr_kwatson
Kyra Watson, MD
8 months
Now that my interviews are over, I just wanted to share my favorite fun question asked lol “They’re playing your life as a movie, and it’s the part where you’re in the peak of your career and everything is going great. What song is playing over this montage?” What’s your pick?
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Kyra Watson, MD
2 years
@MooreMyles2 You’d be amazed at how much getting enough sleep and taking your breaks helps you stay sane during dedicated! Don’t get to bogged down when things aren’t going too well. You got this! Best of luck💪🏾
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Kyra Watson, MD
5 months
@Teainmed Enjoying my ignorant bliss while I can🤭😌
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Kyra Watson, MD
1 year
So insanely proud of the graduating HUCM Class of 2023🥹 @HUCM2023 y’all really did that🫶🏾
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Kyra Watson, MD
1 year
Survived my first 24h trauma call shift! ✅
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@dr_kwatson
Kyra Watson, MD
9 months
Best decision I made in 2023 tbh
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@Mishtakes21
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9 months
How r yall even surviving medical school without pets
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Kyra Watson, MD
2 years
Found out my first rotation is Peds! We love the kids, I’m excited🤩
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Kyra Watson, MD
1 year
I just received the nicest eval from an attending on my previous rotation🥹 burning myself out on this current rotation (and having fun ofc) but it’s nice to know that the hard work truly doesn’t go unnoticed.
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@dr_kwatson
Kyra Watson, MD
2 years
Can y’all believe it’s only Wednesday?? What a week.
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@dr_kwatson
Kyra Watson, MD
7 months
So proud of my friend right here😭 congrats buddy!
@IxavionW
Ixavion Wright, MD
7 months
I am so excited to be heading back to California to join my new family at UC Davis! It wasn’t easy, but it was worth it! #eyesurgeon #match2024 #Ophthalmology
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Kyra Watson, MD
6 months
A literal superstar in the making🤩 can’t wait to see you do great things Dr. Rush!
@DJRush8
Deja Rush, MD
6 months
Wow! I matched into #neurosurgery at @BrownNSGY ! This has been a long journey from a Big Ten undergrad (Go Bucks!) to an HBCU med school (H-U!) to the Ivy League for residency. I’m super excited to see where the road ahead takes me. Thank you to my village that got me here 💜
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Kyra Watson, MD
11 months
All I can think about is making it to Thanksgiving. Food, family and FINALLY living the 4th year life I deserve and have heard so much about😂
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Kyra Watson, MD
3 months
Boston feels like a completely different world lol
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Kyra Watson, MD
2 years
I think I’m gonna enjoy every rotation service this year because I really do just enjoy learning there is to know. So satisfying 🤗
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Kyra Watson, MD
9 months
So so so proud of you!!!!! An amazing OBGYN in training loading!!!!
@doctorTS24
Tori Smith, MD
9 months
Incoming OBGYN intern at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center🤗
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Kyra Watson, MD
11 months
I may not have plans to go out for Halloween this year, but that’s not gonna stop me from dressing my cat up in spooky gear☺️
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@dr_kwatson
Kyra Watson, MD
6 months
Missing AMEC every single year is crazy😭 yall have fun this weekend, be safe
@dr_kwatson
Kyra Watson, MD
1 year
Guess who’s not going to AMEC! Again! Lol 🥲🥲🥲
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@dr_kwatson
Kyra Watson, MD
2 years
Sat down to study and do some UW questions but both my computer and iPad are dead and I left my charger in the clinic🤡🤡🤡
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@dr_kwatson
Kyra Watson, MD
1 year
I just feel like for as long as I’m a student I should be able to stay on my parent’s health insurance😩 this is insanity
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Kyra Watson, MD
1 year
Last week of third year let’s gooooo
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@dr_kwatson
Kyra Watson, MD
1 year
I always forget how the first day at a new site is so chaotic trying to get access to everything and learning the expectations😂
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Kyra Watson, MD
2 years
Wish I could force myself to keep studying when I know I have things to do and I’m not where I wanna be score-wise, but my brain really be like “that’s enough for today, wrap it up” and I gotta listen to her😬
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@dr_kwatson
Kyra Watson, MD
2 years
My family med preceptor trusts me with all the Pap smears🥹 I’m having so much fun here
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Kyra Watson, MD
7 months
Just spent an hour chatting with a prior grad about this whole interview -> Match process and there’s really nothing like chatting with HUCM alum who are where you wanna be to help take a little bit of that stress off your shoulders🥲🫶🏾
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Kyra Watson, MD
11 months
LOL and don’t let it be the last case of the day. Even the scrub tech will side eye😂😂😂
@mhjrad
Michael Justus
11 months
surgeon: “we’ll let the med student close” anesthesiologist over the drape:
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Kyra Watson, MD
2 years
When they let you go early>>>>>>>>
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@dr_kwatson
Kyra Watson, MD
2 years
Something about the OR.. I’m exhausted and rejuvenated all at once lol
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Kyra Watson, MD
1 year
Took my last exam today, which means third year is officially over!🥳 it’s getting very real, on to the home stretch!💪🏾😮‍💨
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Kyra Watson, MD
2 years
OB nights man… whewwww it’s been a LONG and CRAZY 12 hours😭 less than 2 more to go
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Kyra Watson, MD
1 year
God continues to bless me in unexpected ways and I’m so grateful!
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Kyra Watson, MD
2 years
I love volunteering at the New Freedman’s Clinic. Always a good time❤️
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Kyra Watson, MD
1 year
Not having to pay tax on my application because my billing address is still my moms house in Delaware is such a blessing😂 because the price was astronomical as it is
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@dr_kwatson
Kyra Watson, MD
2 years
My biggest fear when walking across a stage is tripping. I’m so clumsy it’s not even funny😭
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@dr_kwatson
Kyra Watson, MD
2 years
Taking care of our personal needs (food, rest, health, even bathroom breaks) is so important but I’m noticing that it’s always sacrificed in the name of charting and patient care. Like I really be so concerned for our residents on every rotation. They work so hard🥺
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Kyra Watson, MD
1 year
Now that my surgery shelf is over, I can finally celebrate my birthd-
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@dr_kwatson
Kyra Watson, MD
1 year
Guess who’s not going to AMEC! Again! Lol 🥲🥲🥲
@dr_kwatson
Kyra Watson, MD
2 years
I will not miss AMEC next year. I will not miss AMEC next year. I will not miss AMEC next year. I will not miss AMEC next year. I will not miss AMEC next year. I will not miss AMEC next year. I will not miss AMEC next year.
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@dr_kwatson
Kyra Watson, MD
2 years
Just sitting here unable to sleep thinking about how I’m gonna be DOCTOR (🫣) in 2024… 2023 is my last full year as a student, absolutely unreal. I’m gonna cry so hard when I get this degree. We truly used to pray for times like this🥹
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Kyra Watson, MD
11 months
This is so relatable 😂 especially when it’s a tech you’ve never met before
@jzaraterod
Jorge Zárate, MD
11 months
Me waiting for the scrub to notice me so I can hand them my gloves
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Kyra Watson, MD
2 years
Did H&Ps for a family of 7 kids today😮‍💨💪🏾 (was supposed to be 4 but doc said they’re all due so might as well😭) The energetic kids waiting to be seen by “Dr. Kyra”🥲:
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Kyra Watson, MD
3 years
Orientation tomorrow. M2 year begins Tuesday. It’s Step 1 prep year. Ready to tackle the year but also craving like two more days of freedom😭
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Kyra Watson, MD
2 years
Me: Dedicated:
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@dr_kwatson
Kyra Watson, MD
1 year
My attending let me assist so much today. I love learningggg
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Kyra Watson, MD
4 months
Very excited about this next chapter in life! Can’t help but think about how far I’ve come and still have yet to go✨❤️
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Kyra Watson, MD
4 months
“Put in your vacation requests!” Me:
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@dr_kwatson
Kyra Watson, MD
2 years
Today was a great day. Howard Homecoming>>>
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Kyra Watson, MD
6 months
🥹❤️🫶🏾
@AnishJayJain
Anish Jay Jain MD
6 months
She did It y’all!!!!! Our girl @dr_kwatson matched at her #1 @BIDMCSurgery !!!! So incredibly well deserved!!! Beth Israel Deaconess got a great one!!! #Match2024 #GenSurgMatch2024
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Kyra Watson, MD
5 months
I see now why everyone was so irritated with these onboarding documents lol it’s so tedious😂
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Kyra Watson, MD
2 years
Had our first code today. It is both physically and mentally exhausting, and very, very emotionally taxing. I appreciate our interns so much for giving us space to express how we felt after that experience❤️
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Kyra Watson, MD
2 years
The best feeling when doing UWorld questions is getting a scenario that the attending talked about in heavy detail and getting it right. Like wow look at that I’m actually ✨learning✨ who woulda thunk!🥰
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Kyra Watson, MD
2 years
Found myself trying to be helpful this morning while pre-rounding when I smelled a dirty diaper and the nurses were busy. Was not prepared for the explosion that was in every crevice when I unswaddled my patient😭
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Kyra Watson, MD
6 months
@cierranharper Delayed, but never denied! You’ve got such a bright future in surgery, Cierra❤️ sending positive vibes and prayers your way this week.
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@dr_kwatson
Kyra Watson, MD
2 years
After a very long week on what was supposed to be a chill service, it’s finally Friday y’all😭🙌🏾
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@dr_kwatson
Kyra Watson, MD
2 years
Two weeks out from the end of the semester and the start of dedicated.. time flies
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@dr_kwatson
Kyra Watson, MD
2 years
3 1/2 hour exam on God knows what in 83° heat (yes, inside the testing center!) makes me so irate I wanted to fight😭 I could not focus
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Kyra Watson, MD
4 months
@Gabby_Brauner27 That’s a very good point! Thank you!
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Kyra Watson, MD
2 years
Not the NICU team making my cry 🥹🥹🥹
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