An African-American With A Desire To Inspire.
Christel Wekon-Kemeni, MDPediatrics, PGY-3 I’ve typed that out a few times since transitioning from a second-year to a third-year resident last week and I’m still in awe that I’ve finally made it to this point. Like, I obviously knew that third-year was coming for some time now, but now that it’s here it’s just like…WOW. […]
Read MoreThese past several weeks have been nothing short of a nonstop whirlwind for me. It feels great to finally have enough free time to update you all on my life thus far. I literally had to plan ahead and carve this time out of my day in order to ensure that I was able to […]
Read MoreJust like many of y’all out there, I’ve had a lot on my mind lately. Between adjusting to pandemic life, fighting against systemic racism on a daily basis and everything in between, there is so much that I want to talk through and do to help try and make this world a better place, but […]
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One thing about working in the inpatient setting is that it is real easy to find yourself out of the loop when it comes to current events happening in both the nation and the world, whether that be the daily news or pop culture. As a matter of fact, it’s so easy that it’s lowkey […]
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You ever look back at a choice you made in the past and just simply marvel at how awesome of a decision it was? If you haven’t done this in a while (or ever, which would be just downright depressing), I want you to stop right here and take a moment to reflect on some […]
Read MoreOkay so I’m about a month into my residency training and do I feel any more like a doctor than the day I was officially granted my M.D.? Marginally. Do I have a long way to go until I begin to feel like an actual physician who can comfortably treat all kinds of ailments? Clearly. […]
Read MoreI’m two weeks into my intern year and I must say, I could not have asked for a smoother transition into this new era of my life. I’m sure that I would be in the running of the “Best Start To Intern Year” Award, if such an award existed. I say that because while many […]
Read MoreHey there! Good to see you again, I missed ya! 😄 So I’m sure that by now, you’ve already noticed that there have been a “few” changes to the layout of the blog. Okay, a little more than a few; the blog looks completely different and I love it! 😊 It’s been a long time coming […]
Read MoreThat moment when you realize that you’re ONLY THREE WEEKS AWAY from graduation!!! I’m really going to have an M.D. in three weeks y’all. Like, I’m really about to be a Black Man, M.D. forreal forreal. I can’t even begin to express the level of emotion that I will surely feel during Graduation weekend and […]
Read MoreTomorrow will mark the first day of my final clinical rotation of medical school. As I’m sitting here typing this, I can’t help but feel a strong sense of awe and wonder about how far I’ve come in my medical education. After spending so much time regarding the end of my fourth-year as a time […]
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