By Anuja Mali “To know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived. This is to have succeeded." – Ralph Waldo Emerson One of the truths about choosing to study Medicine is that, from...
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From Ecuador to Wisconsin, now a categorical surgical resident
By Gopika SenthilKumar I met Dr. Figueroa during his post-doctoral research work at the Medical College of Wisconsin. He is part of a small group of international medical graduate (IMG) surgical resi...
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The journey back to the US for surgical residency
By Gopika SenthilKumar and Jamesa Fabien Dr. Anil Paramesh is a US citizen who was born in Detroit. He grew up there for eight years, after which his family moved back to India. He has numerous famil...
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International Medical Graduates in Surgery – Blog Series
By Gopika SenthilKumar and Jamesa Fabien An international medical graduate (IMG) is a physician who received their medical degree from a medical school located outside the United States and Canada th...
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THE INCREASING NEED FOR SURGICAL EDUCATION IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF FUTURE SURGEON LEADERS: AN UPCOMING TWEETCHAT
By Dr. Anastasios Mitsakos Medical education has always been an integral part of our profession as physicians and surgeons. From ancient times, the Hippocratic oath binds us “to teach this art, wit...
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Waiting Your Turn: Part 2
By Alyssa Brown In 2019, I stood by and watched as my friends and classmates matched. It was the spring of my first year in the PhD program. I had made the flight down to watch them match. It was a b...
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Medical students: The Happy AND Productive
By Oshadhi Rodrigo A happy AND productive medical student? Yes it’s possible, and no I’m not lying. Medical school can be tough. The long hours spent reading and the rest spent at the hospital ca...
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Is Surgery for Me?
By Ariana Naaseh, MD I was one of the medical students who always swore there was absolutely no way I’d become a surgeon. I’d heard too many stories about surgeon personalities and the terrible a...
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What Do You Expect of You?
By Tiffany R. Sanchez & Angel D. Chavez Rivera As new leaders of the Association of Women Surgeons Chapter at San Juan Bautista School of Medicine in Puerto Rico, we asked for a lot of hel...
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A thank you letter to the surgeon who believed in me
by Sarah Adkins-Jablonsky Dr. P,I learned how a gallbladder is removed before I learned to drive. To think I had these opportunities because of you, while my mom rationed food stamps, is a privilege ...