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I had imagined what this day would be like. Played it out in my head and saw various iterations of me exploding in celebration.
In some versions, I was doing the running man or, quite literally, running in triumphant circles, #MatchDay envelope in hand.
"Wooo hooo!"
I had imagined what this day would be like. Played it out in my head and saw various iterations of me exploding in celebration.
In some versions, I was doing the running man or, quite literally, running in triumphant circles, #MatchDay envelope in hand.
"Wooo hooo!"
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I also saw these visions of me quietly weeping, one hand extended to the heavens in gratitude. My lips quietly murmuring prayers of thanksgiving.
See, I was my ancestors' wildest dreams. And not even just my enslaved ancestors but the Jim Crow survivors who raised me, too.
I also saw these visions of me quietly weeping, one hand extended to the heavens in gratitude. My lips quietly murmuring prayers of thanksgiving.
See, I was my ancestors' wildest dreams. And not even just my enslaved ancestors but the Jim Crow survivors who raised me, too.
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So, yeah. This was about to be big.
I was even on the #MatchDay party committee. And since we were broke, that meant soliciting donations from faculty & parents & anybody who felt proud enough of us to shell out a few coins.
Which, fortunately for us, was a lot of folks.
So, yeah. This was about to be big.
I was even on the #MatchDay party committee. And since we were broke, that meant soliciting donations from faculty & parents & anybody who felt proud enough of us to shell out a few coins.
Which, fortunately for us, was a lot of folks.
This is the first year I have not applied for #Match2023
It’s the first time I’m not worrying if I did “enough” to finally get in.
And I have to say, I haven’t felt HAPPIER or more fulfilled in years.
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It’s the first time I’m not worrying if I did “enough” to finally get in.
And I have to say, I haven’t felt HAPPIER or more fulfilled in years.
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I had been running the #Match marathon for 4 years, kept pushing through, amping my experience, rewriting my PS, getting new LORs, working during a pandemic.
Kept ending up #unmatched, sometimes more heartbroken than the previous year, with no time to process what happened.
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Kept ending up #unmatched, sometimes more heartbroken than the previous year, with no time to process what happened.
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I had made every sacrifice to get into residency because that was the only way I saw my future as a physician
But that’s where I was wrong - I was stuck with tunnel vision of what it meant to succeed as a doctor
After #Match2022 I decided I was ending the toxic cycle
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But that’s where I was wrong - I was stuck with tunnel vision of what it meant to succeed as a doctor
After #Match2022 I decided I was ending the toxic cycle
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Tomorrow I will attend my last @ACOS_MSS Convention. Feels like yesterday resurrecting #surgery at TCOM. Now so many future DO surgeons follow this path. From nothing to national conventions (virtual & in-person) in 4 years.
You don’t stop being a leader when you feel failure.
You don’t stop being a leader when you feel failure.
I’ve mentored so many in surgery, and it will no doubt be tough to walk in those doors to a national convention of people who look up to me. This is definitely not how I imagined this last one going down. However…you don’t stop being a leader when you feel failure.
Throughout history, many of the “greatest of their time” leaders/commanders/professionals failed in the face of their respective colleagues. In fact, the way they handled that failure before their audience was the toughest form of leadership to follow through with. It’s not easy.
When I applied for my ERAS token in July 2021, I was in bed for almost 2 weeks because I knew what lay ahead of me. The only reason I got out of bed was to go to work at the urgent care I was with in MO or volunteer with COVID-19 vaccine clinics.
I didn't do anything but sleep..
I didn't do anything but sleep..
I barely got out of bed to eat. I was just so depressed. Then, one day I realized I was wasting my time feeling like this.
I decided I was going to give #Match2022 my best shot, and if it didn't work out? I was DONE. This chapter would be over...
I decided I was going to give #Match2022 my best shot, and if it didn't work out? I was DONE. This chapter would be over...
And I have to say, when I didn't Match on Monday and decided I was not going to #SOAP2022 I was literally relieved.
Because I had been practicing for the past 6mo in Missouri! I was not a failure, the system had failed me.
And I wasn't alone.
Because I had been practicing for the past 6mo in Missouri! I was not a failure, the system had failed me.
And I wasn't alone.
Out of the ~10,000 #Match2022 applicants that had to #SOAP2022
How many got ZERO interviews? It would be helpful to know % interviewed and got a spot.
Giving false hope that you might still have a solid chance is just as cruel as not Matching.
How many got ZERO interviews? It would be helpful to know % interviewed and got a spot.
Giving false hope that you might still have a solid chance is just as cruel as not Matching.
I’ll start.
4X unmatched, never got an interview in 🧼.
In main Match, got ONE interview my 3rd/4th time applying through a connection. Have only applied to IM, Peds, and FM
That’s why I decided I will not apply for residency anymore.
#SOAP2022 #Match2022 #TrainMoreDoctors
4X unmatched, never got an interview in 🧼.
In main Match, got ONE interview my 3rd/4th time applying through a connection. Have only applied to IM, Peds, and FM
That’s why I decided I will not apply for residency anymore.
#SOAP2022 #Match2022 #TrainMoreDoctors
Did you wanna know more about me?
-US-IMG with tons of USCE
-ECFMG cert + Step 3
-3yrs research with pubs
-working with CDC
-have AP license in MO and worked in urgent care and primary care
-co-founded @ASP__org because frustrated with this system
#Match2022 #SOAP2022
-US-IMG with tons of USCE
-ECFMG cert + Step 3
-3yrs research with pubs
-working with CDC
-have AP license in MO and worked in urgent care and primary care
-co-founded @ASP__org because frustrated with this system
#Match2022 #SOAP2022
