An African-American With A Desire To Inspire.
*sniff* *sniff* Aye, you smell that? *sniff* What does it smell like? You can’t tell? *sniff* *sniff* I’ll tell you what it smells like. It’s the sweet, sweet, sweeeeeeet smell of THE END OF MY FIRST YEAR OF MED SCHOOL!!! You know what that means? If you couldn’t tell from this post’s title, it means that I’m 25% […]
Read MoreSo the time has finally come. It’s the LAST week of my first year as a medical student. Wow. Just wow. It’s been a long time coming, that’s for sure. Summer break is literally less than a week away and I couldn’t be more ecstatic! Don’t get me wrong, I’ve had a good time this school […]
Read MoreI want to start off my post by wishing all the amazing mothers out there a Happy Mothers’ Day!!! Being a mother is a very difficult 24/7 job that hands out no paychecks, but it’s one of the most precious jobs that we have in our society. I know firsthand how hard my own mother […]
Read MoreDude… I only have three weeks left until I finish my first year of med school. This is crazy yo. I’ll literally be a second-year student by the end of this month! It’s exciting and a bit spooky at the same time. Time is only moving forward. I’m getting older. More responsibility will be placed […]
Read MoreWELLLLLPPP….it’s about that time again. I’m taking my oh-so-lovely 2nd Neuro exam in less than 24 hours. (Testing My Brain On A Test On The Brain…..Take #2!) I want to believe I’m ready for it, but I also felt ready before the last exam I took and I ended up being left pretty bamboozled, to say the […]
Read MoreAiiiiiight…..so this material for Neuroscience Exam #2 is starting to stack up on a youngin’. We’ve had three weeks of lectures (23 lectures to be exact), and we have another 10 coming up this week. And our test is next Monday. We’re gonna be tested on material that encompasses all 33 lectures. So with all […]
Read MoreOkay, I’m keeping this post short because I lowkey have a busy week coming up that I have to adequately prepare for. Plus I don’t really have much to say today. 😅 I just got back from a great (and short) weekend spent with some undergrad fraternity brothers here in NC. Our weekend started in downtown Charlotte […]
Read MoreFirst off, that test I took last Monday was some bull. Like, sheeeeesh! I felt betrayed while I was taking it man. Like I said last week, I was feeling pretty confident last Sunday night and that confidence carried over into the testing room on Monday morning. I had my coffee on one side, water on […]
Read MoreFirst off, Happy Easter to each of you who celebrate this glorious day! And if not, Happy Sunday to you! I woke up this morning half-expecting the sun to be shining radiantly in the blue sky, birds to be chirping, sunflowers to be sprouting, bunnies to be hopping around, etc. You know, your typical PBSkids-looking […]
Read MoreThere was so much emotion around me. Laughs. Screams. Tears. Jumps of joy. Hugs. Kisses. It was the day that all medical students across the nation work tirelessly for; a day that determines our future and indisputably seals our fate. Match Day. The fourth years all around me had matched in various specialties in a number of […]
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