School
Interview Season
Ahh interview season! So much hope, fear and foreboding mixed together in a terrifying time of life. If you are like me, the refresh button on your email has never been clicked so consistently. I feel like God literally carried us through that stressful time and I hope He does the same for you. Different … Continue reading
What we learned: Applying for a residency in California
In order to even apply for residencies in California International Medical Graduates have a little hurdle they need to clear called the PTAL or California Letter. In an age when competition is increasing exponentially for coveted residency spots, it is important to have this taken care of early. You can start up to Nine months … Continue reading
The Nitty Gritty of an IMG’s Residency Applications
Our entire experience with SGU has been characterized by waves of helpfulness coming from all sides! Needless to say, in our close-knit community we talk about every step of our journey – the good, the bad and the ugly. I had thought about doing a blog post with all the things we have learned through … Continue reading
The Good Stuff
The medical school life and I are having a little tiff at the moment. OK, I’ll be honest. It’s on the receiving end of red-headed hormonal fury. It’s easy to let the stressful stuff take over sometimes. But if it does, I think I’ll end up forgetting about all the amazing things. With all the … Continue reading
You know you are in med school when …
The bed is never made because someone is always sleeping in it. You use terms like “Gen Surg” and “Surg Onc” in every day conversations and mistakenly believe that you do not sound like a goose. You do. Everything is abbreviated. You can look at $250,000 in loan debt and resist the urge to pee … Continue reading
An Evening in the Sand
From around the corner, we stealthily waited for David to emerge. In our swimsuits and sun dresses we were ready to pounce the second our student emerged victorious from his Pharmacology test. At 3:10 the chase was on! We grabbed David and whisked him away to Magazine Beach for an afternoon of fun in the … Continue reading
Dr. Glenn
A picture is worth a thousand words, and as the Huz rushed out the door this morning I snapped one that spoke volumes. In it, Dr. Glenn is caught in the kitchen dressed in his in his professional best, wearing his white coat with a stethoscope hanging around his neck. In one hand is his iPad … Continue reading
The Clinical Years …
“Once you start asking questions, innocence is gone.” ~ Mary Astor I was always the person to have life planned out years ahead. So when St. George’s University offered term 5 students a lecture on the clinical years, this 4th term student’s wife crashed the party. It wasn’t a fun party. I learned that … Continue reading
Hitting the Wall
“The spirit, the will to win, and the will to excel are the things that endure. These qualities are so much more important than the events that occur.” ~ Vince Lombardi I have discovered a new talent! I am fantastic at letting long-term goals gently slip into unaccomplished oblivion. Give me a one-and-done, maybe … Continue reading
Success
David’s post-graduate alma mater just got a nice feather in its cap Wednesday. SGU announced that its US and Canadian medical students surpassed North American medical school students with a 94% first time pass rate on the United States Medical Licensing Examination Step 1. The average US and Canadian student pass rate is 92%. Way to … Continue reading
