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Black Man, M.D.

Black Man, M.D.

An African-American With A Desire To Inspire.

4th Year: Flex Block #1 & Winter Break ’18

  1. Shifting Into High Gear
  2. Blazing The Trail
  3. Riding It Out
  4. Coming Full Circle
  5. Kickin’ Back
  6. The Start of Something New

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Just In Case You Missed It!

  • Switching Back Into The Fast Lane November 26, 2019
  • More Life II Live November 10, 2019
  • Stuck In The Grind October 18, 2019
  • The Marathon Continues September 29, 2019
  • Trusting The Process September 15, 2019
  • Life On The Learning Curve September 4, 2019
  • You Can Call Me “Dr. Dub” August 18, 2019
  • Life On The Night Shift August 7, 2019
  • Double Down & Level Up July 21, 2019
  • The “Best Start To Intern Year” Award Goes To… July 7, 2019

My Timeline In Medicine

  • Intern Year: Fall
  • Intern Year: Summer
  • Intern Year: The Transition
  • The Making Of A Black Man, M.D.
  • 4th Year: The Finale
  • 4th Year: Flex Block #2
  • 4th Year: Diagnostic Radiology
  • 4th Year: Immigrant Health/Public Health Elective
  • 4th Year: Anesthesia Acting Internship
  • 4th Year: Flex Block #1 & Winter Break ’18
  • 4th Year: CHOP Pediatrics Sub-Internship
  • 4th Year: CNMC Allergy & Immunology Away Elective
  • 4th Year: Pediatrics Hematology/Oncology AI
  • 4th Year: Neonatal ICU
  • 4th Year: Victory Junction Summer Camp
  • 4th Year: Step Study Block
  • 3rd Year: Emergency Medicine
  • 3rd Year: Family Medicine
  • 3rd Year: Surgery
  • 3rd Year: Neurology
  • 3rd Year: Psychiatry
  • 3rd Year: Pediatrics
  • 3rd Year: Obstetrics & Gynecology
  • 3rd Year: Internal Medicine
  • 2nd Year: Spring Semester
  • Winter Break ’16
  • 2nd Year: Fall Semester
  • Summer ’16
  • 1st Year: Spring Semester
  • Winter Break ’15
  • 1st Year: Fall Semester
  • One Chance (One Dance Parody)

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The Black Man, M.D. Health Career Spotlight Series is back by popular demand!! 🙌🏿🙌🏿🙌🏿 • Ever since launching this popular and inspiring series over three years ago, there have been almost ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY underrepresented minority students and professionals in the field of healthcare who have graciously taken the time to not only share some of their unique experiences with us, but to also share with us some remarkable advice and wisdom that we could all use in each of our own lives, regardless of the paths that we choose to take! I’m excited to shine the spotlight on some more amazing individuals who are playing their part in making the world a better place! • The next feature in this round of Black Man, M.D.’s inspiring Health Career Spotlight Series is Jasmine Cofield, a second-year PA student in the Physician Assistant program at the University of Detroit Mercy! Jasmine is from Flint, Michigan and after attending early college where she earned 73 free college credits and 3 Associate degrees (yes you read that right), she completed her undergraduate studies at Central Michigan University where she majored in Neuroscience and minored in Psychology! As a PA student, she founded an organization called The Physician Assistants of Color (The PAC) after learning just how much the PA profession was lacking in diversity. With the goal of supporting and mentoring PA students and providers of color, the organization has grown to over 3,000 members! She also sells diversity shirts at shopthepac.com and is a proud member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.! This PA student is definitely a mover and shaker in her field and she has a very bright future as a leader in healthcare! Click the link in my bio to check out her feature! • Favorite Quote: “Sometimes I have to remind myself, that on my worst day I live like somebody on their greatest.” – Meek Mill • If you’re an underrepresented student or professional studying and/or working in the field of healthcare and would be at all interested in sharing your unique story as well as some useful advice and wisdom with others, please send us an email at inspire@blackmanmd.com! • (Cont. in comments) ⬇️
The Black Man, M.D. Health Career Spotlight Series is back by popular demand!! 🙌🏿🙌🏿🙌🏿 • Ever since launching this popular and inspiring series over three years ago, there have been almost ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY underrepresented minority students and professionals in the field of healthcare who have graciously taken the time to not only share some of their unique experiences with us, but to also share with us some remarkable advice and wisdom that we could all use in each of our own lives, regardless of the paths that we choose to take! I’m excited to shine the spotlight on some more amazing individuals who are playing their part in making the world a better place! • The next feature in this round of Black Man, M.D.’s inspiring Health Career Spotlight Series is Jason Iyobhebhe, a first-year medical student at the Morehouse School of Medicine! Orginally from Lagos, Nigeria, Jason spent a considerable amount of his formative years in Pennsylvania and completed his undergraduate studies at the Millersville University of Pennsylvania, where he majored in Biology. He spent some time serving as a student success coach for the City Year Miami program prior to starting medical school, where he provided tutoring services at an underperforming middle school in the Miami-Dade County Public School District. • In addition, he greatly benefited from a couple of summer enrichment pipeline programs, one of which was the Minority Students in Health Careers Summer Motivation Program at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, that of which I served as a teaching assistant in! Ever since befriending him that summer, I've been fortunate enough to witness the awesome growth that this future Black Man, M.D. has undergone these past few years and I'm excited to see the amazing things that life has in store for him! He shared A LOT of incredible information and wisdom with us in his spotlight feature, so I recommend that you take some time to read what he had to share with us by clicking the link in my bio! • Favorite Quote: “We are not where we want to be, but we are not where we once were.” – RJMrLA, “Momma’s Blessing”, OMMIO III • (Cont. in comments) ⬇️
The Black Man, M.D. Health Career Spotlight Series is back by popular demand!! 🙌🏿🙌🏿🙌🏿 • Ever since launching this popular and inspiring series over three years ago, there have been almost ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY underrepresented minority students and professionals in the field of healthcare who have graciously taken the time to not only share some of their unique experiences with us, but to also share with us some remarkable advice and wisdom that we could all use in each of our own lives, regardless of the paths that we choose to take! I’m excited to shine the spotlight on some more amazing individuals who are playing their part in making the world a better place! • The first feature in this brand new round of Black Man, M.D.’s inspiring Health Career Spotlight Series is Kwasi Aboagye, a first-year medical student at the Temple University Lewis Katz School of Medicine! Kwasi hails from both Maryland and Ghana, and completed his undergraduate studies at Prince George’s Community College and the University of Miami. While at UM, he majored in medical anthropology and became a brother of the Omicron Delta chapter of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc. Prior to matriculating into medical school, he earned his Master of Science degree in Biomedical Science, engaged in cancer research at the NIH, and taught students at the same middle school that he attended as a kid! As a first-year medical student, he has hit the ground running not only in his studies, but also in helping others by creating C.O.D.E MED with two of his friends, a program designed to help minority applicants successfully advance through the application process! It has been awesome to witness the incredible growth that my friend has gone through over the years and I’m excited to see what the future has in store for this future Black Man, M.D.! Click the link in my bio to read the great things he shared with us! • Favorite Quote: “When all else fails…DON’T!!!” • (Continue in comments)
In case you weren't already aware, I had a series of milestone posts that I drafted throughout my time in medical school. The first "M.D." milestone post was "Christel Wekon-Kemeni, (1/8) M.D.", a post that I drafted at the end of my first semester as a first-year medical student. I continued these milestone posts each semester until I finally earned my medical degree back in May and drafted "Christel Wekon-Kemeni, M.D.". • These posts were scattered throughout my chronological story on the blog, so I decided to gather each of the eight posts and put them in one place for your viewing pleasure! The page is aptly titled "The Making of A Black Man, M.D." and I'm sure that you will be able to appreciate the growth and maturation that I experienced as you read through these moments in time! If you have some time to kill and care to go on a stroll down memory lane, visit the page by clicking the link in my bio! 😁 #BlackManMD #ADesireToInspire #RepresentationMatters • • #Healthcare #Excellence #Blog #Blogger #MedicalStudent #MedicalSchool #Residency #Melanin #MelaninDoc #ReseauDocteur #FutureDoctors #MinorityDoctors #Underrepresented #Physician #Dentist #Optometrist #Pharmacist #Nurse #NursePractitioner #PhysicianAssistant #Motivation #MinoritiesInMedicine #GodsPlan
To all of you who have been either wondering whatever happened to the Black Man, M.D. Health Career Spotlight Series or have been asking me when it would be starting up again, I’ve got some great news for you! • THE HEALTH CAREER SPOTLIGHT SERIES WILL BE BACK SOON!!! 😎 • Ever since I launched this popular and inspiring spotlight series three years ago, there have been almost ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY underrepresented minority students and professionals in the field of healthcare who have graciously taken the time to not only share some of their unique experiences with us, but to also share with us some remarkable advice and wisdom that we could all use in each of our own lives, regardless of the paths we choose to take! • It has been such an honor to use my platform to share their stories with others and I continue to be amazed about the fact that there are SO MANY PEOPLE who have been positively influenced by the spotlight series. To this very day, there isn’t a day that goes by without people visiting the blog to click on some of the pages of the stellar students and professionals who’ve been featured in the past! • While there are a lot of fantastic people who have been featured in this series already, I am certain that there are A LOT MORE of you out there who deserve to have the spotlight shone on you, whether you believe it or not. I am also sure that you know others whom you feel deserves to be recognized for all that they do or have already done in healthcare. I want to be able to help you share your story, as well as the stories of the people in your life deserving of a feature, with the readers of the blog so that they can have the opportunity to be motivated by what both you and other successful people have to say! • If you are an underrepresented student or professional studying and/or working in the field of healthcare and would be at all interested in sharing your unique story as well as some useful advice and wisdom with others, please click the link in my bio! If you know any underrepresented students or professionals in healthcare who you feel would benefit others by being featured, please share this opportunity with them! • (cont. in comments)
The fist signifies solidarity, unity, strength, resistance against the historical status quo and defiance against negative stereotypes that plague minorities on a daily basis. • The arm with the snake coiled around it symbolizes the Rod of Asclepius, a symbol historically associated with medicine and healthcare. • The lightbulb symbolizes the blog’s motto, “A Desire To Inspire”, with the twelve radiating lines symbolizing the twelve reasons the blog was created in the first place. • You are now looking at Black Man, M.D.’s new logo. I hope you like it! 😄 And if you don’t, well....🤷🏿‍♂️ • Shoutout to @nicolejoe for helping me design the logo! ✊🏿 • Also, check out my newest post, “The Marathon Continues”, by clicking the link in my bio and clicking on “Recent Posts”! • • • #BlackManMD #RepresentationMatters #TheDubWay #Healthcare #Excellence #Blog #Blogger #MedicalStudent #MedicalSchool #Residency #Melanin #MelaninDoc #ReseauDocteur #FutureDoctors #MinorityDoctors #Underrepresented #Physician #Dentist #Optometrist #Pharmacist #Nurse #NursePractitioner #PhysicianAssistant #Motivation #MinoritiesInMedicine #GodsPlan
Ever since I decided to switch gears from Ophthalmology and fully commit to a career in Pediatrics halfway through my third year in medical school, I’ve been regularly asked by countless individuals how and why I decided to pursue this field of medicine. After having answered this question WAY TOO MANY times, I finally decided to just write a post about my decision! 😊 • This post is for everyone who is, or was at any point in time, curious as to why I felt like pursuing a career in Pediatrics was right for me! It is also for those of you out there who are considering this field of medicine and would like some more insight into the specialty! • And to you all who don’t fit into either category, I still think that it would be a great read for you, so you should still check it out and definitely share it with people in your life that you think could benefit from it! • You can find the post by visiting BlackManMD.com/Why-I-Decided-To-Become-A-Pediatrician or clicking on the link in my bio! • Thanks a ton for your time and I hope that you enjoy the read! 😁 • #ADesireToInspire #BlackManMD #DrDub #TheDubWay #RepresentationMatters #MinoritiesInMedicine #Pediatrics #MedicalSchool #MedicalStudent #FutureDoctors #Doctor #Medicine #Healthcare #Grit #Perseverance #Motivation #MinorityDoctors #Melanin #MelaninDoc #ReseauDocteur #Blog #Blogger #GodsPlan
Love. Family. Friends. Great Vibes. 😊👌🏿🙏🏿 • #EngagementParty #GreatVibes #Love #BlackLove #Family #Friends #Fun #BlackExcellence #BrightFuture #EverythingIsLove
What’s better than one intern’s birthday? Two; especially when they in the same cohort as you 😎🔥 • Shoutout to Joanna for being my birthday twin! She thought she looked like a bum in her scrubs; I told her she looked like a hero, especially since she was coming off of a night shift lol. Also, thanks sooo much to everyone who wished me a happy birthday today! You all are very much appreciated! And a huge shoutout to my amazing team for getting me a balloon and all sorts of desserts for my special day! 😊 • Now I may have spent my 26th birthday working in the hospital...and work may have been CRAZY BUSY today...but at least I was lookin’ fresh while keeping my patients alive 😂 • #BirthdayBoy #MadeItPast25 #ManImGettingOldForRealForReal 😅#30AintTooFarAway #PositiveVibes #TheLifeOfDrDub #TheDubWay #Pediatrics #Medicine
“Hey! How are you today? My name is Dr. Wekon-Kemeni, but you can call me Dr. Dub for short because it’s much easier to say and remember!” 😁 • This is how I’ve been greeting the vast majority of my patients and their families in my continuity clinic these past couple of weeks, and it has been a smashing hit! 🙌🏿🔥 • Not only has Dr. Dub served as a great nickname, it has also coincidentally symbolized something that is positive and very important to me. By calling myself Dr. Dub, I’m giving myself a constant reminder to try and create a win out of any situation or circumstance that I’m in and to maintain a winning mentality, especially in the face of adversity. This mentality allows me to transform the L’s that life will eventually throw my way into important lessons to learn from, which will then ultimately present opportunities that I can use to set myself up for future wins. • This positive mindset will undoubtedly produce positive energy, that of which I want to spread to the patients I encounter as well as to just about anybody else I come in contact with! • Shoutout to @erikamegan for coming up with this dope nickname for me! Just another reason to add to the “why deciding to marry her was a great idea” list 😂 • 📸: @erikamegan • • • #AllowMeToReintroduceMyself #DrDub #DrDubLuhhhDaKids #BlackManMD #TheMarathonContinues #WatchMeWork #RepresentationMatters #ADesireToInspire #MinoritiesInMedicine #TheBlessingsContinue #Pediatrics • #Blog #Medicine #Healthcare #Excellence #Grit #Patience #Perseverance #Resilience #MelaninDoc #ReseauDocteur

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