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Black Man, M.D.

Black Man, M.D.

An African-American With A Desire To Inspire.

Winter Break ’15

  1. Christel Wekon-Kemeni, (1/8) M.D.
  2. Breezing Thru Break
  3. Back At It.

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Just In Case You Missed It!

  • A Sick Start January 18, 2020
  • An Audacious Decade December 31, 2019
  • Expecting The Unexpected December 17, 2019
  • 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

My Timeline In Medicine

  • Intern Year: Winter
  • 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
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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 Colbert Charles Nelson, a fourth-year medical student at the William Carey University College of Osteopathic Medicine! Hailing from Little Rock, Arkansas, Colbert completed his undergraduate studies at The University of Tulsa, where he earned his Bachelor’s degree in Exercise Sports Science and played college football. In addition, he earned his Master’s in Public Health from The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, that of which he finished during his first year of medical school! • In addition to starting his MPH, he spent a lot of his time between undergrad and medical school volunteering in various capacities, working in a school district and working at the same MCAT preparation program that helped him study for the MCAT. During his time in medical school, he has been incredibly involved in various student organizations, notably the Student National Medical Association, where he currently serves on the National Board of Directors as one of the Community Service National Committee Co-Chairs! He is finishing up residency interviews this month and will eagerly be awaiting Match Day as he prepares to graduate with his medical degree and become a Black Man, M.D.! Read his thoughtful and motivating feature by clicking the link in my bio! • Favorite Quote: “Knowledge speaks but wisdom listens.” • (Cont. in comments ⬇️)
If you are looking for a small yet powerful way to show your support for the Black Man, M.D. blog and its mission, I got you covered! Wristbands are a subtle yet effective way to help spread the word and mission of the blog! • By exchanging $2 for a wristband, you would also be helping to financially support both the blog and the Desire To Inspire Scholarship! I guarantee that the wristband will serve as an interesting and fantastic conversation starter, especially if you aren’t a Black man! 😉 • To claim an individually packaged wristband, click the link in my bio! You can also just DM me with the address you would like me to send your wristband to and then you can send me the $2 via Venmo, Cash App, Zelle, or PayPal! For direct donations to the Desire To Inspire Scholarship, click the link in my bio to reach the GoFundMe page! Thank you so much! Your support is greatly appreciated!! 🙏🏿 • Venmo: @cwkemeni Cash App: $cwkemeni Zelle: cwkemeni@gmail.com PayPal: cwkemeni@gmail.com • • • #ADesireToInspire #BlackManMD #DrDub #TheDubWay #RepresentationMatters #TheDesireToInspireScholarship #MinoritiesInMedicine #WeWontStop #MedicalSchool #MedicalStudent #FutureDoctors #Doctor #Medicine #Healthcare #Grit #Perseverance #Motivation #Inspiration #MinorityDoctors #Melanin #MelaninDoc #ReseauDocteur #Blog #Blogger #GodsPlan
Over the past few months, I’ve had various people ask me what exactly #TheDubWay is and what it means. To put it simply, #TheDubWay is a positive way of life that promotes the idea of setting up dubs (wins) in your life! 🙌🏿 • Living your life #TheDubWay means having the mentality that you can create a win out of any situation or circumstance you’re in, and having the ability to turn L’s into lessons that can, in turn, create opportunities that can provide the perfect setup for a future win. • #TheDubWay is about investing in yourself, practicing reframing on a daily basis, refusing to let negative thoughts control your life, not being afraid to take chances, being audacious & shooting your shot at all costs since you miss 100% of the shots you don’t take, creating your own destiny, and appreciating your journey in life. • With this way of life, there is NO LIMIT to how far you can go in your life. With #TheDubWay, you cannot lose because there are golden wins that can only be realized in what society perceives as “failure”! Y’all, it’s all about perspective! • If you’re not already living life #TheDubWay, I strongly recommend that you start doing so because you’re missing out on a dope way of living life!! 💯🔥 • • • #TheDubWay #DrDub #SomeoneTellFIGSToSponsorMe 👀#RepresentationMatters #BlackManMD #ADesireToInspire #MedicalStudent #MinoritiesInMedicine #MedicalSchool #FutureDoctors #Doctor #Physician #Medicine #Healthcare #Grit #Perseverance #Motivation #Inspiration #MinorityDoctors #Melanin #MelaninDoc #ReseauDocteur #Blog #Blogger #College #FIGS #2020 #HappyNewYear #GodsPlan
Shoutout to @melaninwhitecoats and @bronxneuro_do for allowing me the opportunity to share some of my story on their platform! In the episode, I touch on how I managed to navigate and maintain a relationship with my significant other during medical school, the making of The Desire To Inspire Scholarship, why I went about creating my blog and how I’ve managed to sustain it over the years. You can check out the interview by either clicking the link in my bio or by clicking the link in either of their bios! Happy listening! 😁 • #ADesireToInspire #BlackManMD #DrDub #TheDubWay #RepresentationMatters #MinoritiesInMedicine #Pediatrics #MedicalSchool #MedicalStudent #FutureDoctors #Doctor #Medicine #Healthcare #Grit #Perseverance #Motivation #MinorityDoctors #Melanin #MelaninDoc #ReseauDocteur #Blog #Blogger #Podcast #GodsPlan
Working during the holidays isn’t so bad when you got a dope squad ☺️🎅🏿✊🏿#MerryChristmas #HappyHolidays #SpreadingHolidayCheerToAllTheKids #ToldMySeniorResidentThatThisWasMyFirstChristmasFromHome #SheSaidThisWasMyNewHomeNow 🥴😂 #LifeOfAnIntern
We’ve raised almost $500 in less than a week!! This is incredible!! Thank you to everyone who has donated to the scholarship fund so far, you are all VERY much appreciated!! Just like last year, each of you will be recognized when the 2020 scholarship officially launches!! 🙏🏿 • If you’re reading this and are thinking about maybe supporting the scholarship with even just a few dollars, go on and click the link in my bio to be taken to the scholarship donation page! You’re only a couple of clicks away from being a hero and making a huge impact on someone’s life!!! 🙌🏽🙌🏾🙌🏿 • The 2020 Desire To Inspire Scholarship will be dedicated to recognizing a young individual from a historically underrepresented minority group who is interested in a career in healthcare and is making a determined effort to inspire others in some way, shape or form. The scholarship could be used for educational purposes and/or for the purpose of pushing their mission of inspiration forward! • • • #TheDesireToInspireScholarship #ItsOnlyACrazyDreamUntilYouDoIt #Scholarship #BlackManMD #RepresentationMatters #WeWontStop #ADesireToInspire #Inspiration #Blog #Blogger #MedicalStudent #MedicalSchool #Melanin #MelaninDoc #ReseauDocteur #FutureDoctors #MinorityDoctors #Underrepresented #Physician #Dentist #Optometrist #Pharmacist #Nurse #NursePractitioner #PhysicianAssistant #Motivation #HealthCare #MinoritiesInMedicine #TheDubWay #GodsPlan
Happy 25th babe! Your birthday celebration was as unforgettable and as special as you are ☺️❤️
From high school digital camera mirror selfies to serving as a doctor for kids on a daily basis. The come up WAS REAL ✊🏿😂 #10yearchallenge • #MedicalDoctor #MedicalStudent #MedicalSchool #Melanin #MelaninDoc #ReseauDocteur #FutureDoctors #MinorityDoctors #Underrepresented #Physician #PhysicianAssistant #Dentist #Optometrist #Pharmacist #Nurse #NursePractitioner #Motivation #Inspiration #Excellence #Healthcare #MinoritiesInMedicine
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) ⬇️

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