Let’s talk about it, y’all. We have heard the statistics about the Black maternal mortality rate. Research shows that Non-Hispanic Black women are 3-4 times more likely to die from pregnancy-related causes in comparison to white women.1 This disparity has…
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I am officially at the 6 month mark in my first year of residency. To say the entire experience has been a rollercoaster would be the understatement of the year. I have been up. I have been down. I have…
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(Almost) gone are the days when doctors sacrifice any and everything for their careers. I recently saw a meme that said something to the effect of, “This generation is of the mindset, ‘I’m not gonna let this job kill me.’”…
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To say being Black in Medicine is incredibly layered and nuanced would be an immense understatement. Even more so for new Black interns. If an employee isn’t calling you the nurse, someone else is eyeing your ID badge (HARD!) and…
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Residency application season is here: not the official deadline to apply, but definitely the time period to prepare those applications. I am so grateful to have matched this past year. As you all are aware, there were indeed some blemishes…
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