DOWNLOAD EPISODE HERE Happy Monday PreMed STAR. This is Week 2 of the PreMed Mondays Mentoring Podcast. The book covers 5 things I wish I knew before becoming a medical doctor, but in this podcast episode, I’ll discuss 2 of them. 1) Two things I wish I knew before becoming a medical doctor 2) Next […]
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Focus and Increase Your Productivity
How many tasks can you do at once? Actually, let me ask this question instead, are you good at multitasking? Wait wait wait!!! Here’s the real question, do you get good results when you multitask? You might think so, but I’m willing to bet they’d be even better if you learned to focus. One of […]
Week 1 – PreMed Mondays Mentorship Podcast
Hey PreMed STAR, I’m launching this a new mentorship podcast for you all. It’s based on my book PreMed Mondays (available on Amazon), and you can follow along in there. I’m going to post the first episode here this week and plan to get it into the app stores next week. My goal is to […]
More Than a Doctor
Towards the end of my fellowship training, I began to look for jobs. The good thing about being a doctor is that most of the time, jobs are looking for you. Our problem isn’t finding one, it’s choosing the best package. For me, it came down to two offers. Each was extremely desirable for its […]
Accepted! What It Feels Like!
Have you ever doubted yourself? You know, asked a few self-defeating questions. Am I good enough? Will I ever get accepted to medical school? Most of us have been there at some point in the journey. Chasing the med school dream isn’t easy. What is easy however, is giving up. How do you combat that […]
How to Become a Morning Person
How to be a Morning Person Have you ever woken up an hour early because you were so excited about something? You know, that feeling when you’re so giddy that you can’t sleep. Maybe it’s a close friend coming in town. When I’ve been in those situations, I wake up extra pumped. I’m pumped because […]
Five Ways to Get Motivated
5 Ways to Get Motivated I get it….it’s easy to sit back and go with the flow. Everyone else is on “chill” mode and you know you’ve got work to do. But for some reason, you can’t turn on your “go” button. Have you been in this position? Better yet, are you stuck in it […]
How to Raise a Doctor
Before I get too far into this post, I want to strongly encourage you all to keep your hobbies! Throughout your career, continue to do the things you love! For me, one of those things is writing. A few of you have asked about my book that was recently released. I decided to drop a […]
THINK – Who Are You?
T.H.I.N.K. – Who Are You? Who are you? Tough question isn’t it? Most people can’t answer it. We often equate our identities with our jobs (e.g. I’m a doctor). This leads many premeds to become so dogmatic that medicine is the only thing for them, that they fail to appreciate the other joys of life. […]
How to Have Fun During Medical School!
There’s this myth that your medical school years will be among the most miserable in your life. Emphatically false! Personally, medical school was an amazing period in my life. Some of my fondest memories take me back to those crazy days. I had a blast as did most of my friends! Here are five tips […]