Aspiring Minority Doctor

MARCH 14, 2022

For those who aren’t aware, today is Match Day where thousands of 4th year medical students and graduates find out if they have secured a residency position. I’ve been slacking on posts this year, mainly due to busy rotations and studying for my most recent in-service exam, but today I felt compelled to write.

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The Medical Futurist

JUNE 17, 2025

Researchers in 2019 developed a machine learning method to accurately quantify immune cells in the vicinity of oral cancer cells. Today, only a few students can peek over the shoulder of the surgeon during an operation and it is challenging to learn the tricks of the trade like that.

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Reflections of a Grady Doctor

FEBRUARY 24, 2019

2015 When she was a first-year medical student, I ran into her in the lobby of the medical school. Fast forward to this month and now she is a senior medical student rotating on my team. 2019 "This is a full circle moment," I told her yesterday after rounds. She knew my name before I knew hers.

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Aspiring Minority Doctor

APRIL 17, 2021

For the 2019 cycle, I spent a total of $372, and the total spent on the 2020 cycle was $353 (and I forgot to register for SOAP, so did not participate this year). To be honest, as tough as it was seeing the money leave my account, applying to so many programs is probably the biggest change from my previous applications. It all adds up.

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Aspiring Minority Doctor

DECEMBER 8, 2021

ProCompression Socks Throwback pic from one of my 2018-2019 24hr call shifts I swear by Pro Compression socks! I bought a few of these socks (and was also gifted some by my little brother) when I was a medical student, and to this day I still wear the same socks with great compression.

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The Direct Doctors Difference

OCTOBER 21, 2021

In 2019 we discussed the basics of why patients wait a long time to hear back, get through on the phone lines, or be seen with a primary care doctor. Because the panel of patients at a typical PCP’s office is over 2000, and because doctors are still expected to see 20-30 patients a day, the wait times have only worsened since 2019.

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GeriPal

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

And the other thing I would add is if you look at the number of board certified geriatricians, it’s grown as far back as I could see since 2019 where we were at 6670 and we’re now at 7413. We can train medical students and residents about geriatrics without geriatricians. I don’t think you should.

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