I’m very late, but finally want to announce that I matched into #Anesthesiology at Cleveland Clinic!!
I’ve dreamed of Match Day since the moment I decided medicine was the path for me. I couldn’t have made it here without my family, friends and wonderfully supportive fiancé.
Had the pleasure of spending the entirety of my post-call day on hold with @MOHELA waiting to address a problem that I’ve been told is impossible to address in any other way than a phone call 🙃
After struggling with burnout while studying for Step 1, I'm trying to approach Step 2 with a more balanced mindset. Here's an infographic I made sharing my tips for maintaining wellness during step prep. We've got this! 💪🏾 #USMLE#WellnessTips#MedStudentLife#MedTwitter
I’m so excited to announce that I matched into #Otolaryngology at Tripler Army Medical Center! Your future #shENT surgeon is moving to Honolulu, Hawaii!
Huge thank you to all my family, friends, and mentors for your continued support! 💕
#militarymatch#airforce#otomatch
Reason #8976 why #pocus is important:
Patients can have multiple pathologies. Also, chest x-rays should not be trusted.
Middle aged man presented with acute onset chest pain while watching TV.
BP 140/80 HR 92 SPO2 90% on room air placed on 2L NC.
WBC 18. Procal 5.
EKG:
TEE guided lung recruitment maneuvers 🫁🫁. We routinely use transesophageal #POCUS (TELUS) to guide lung recruitment in patients we are having difficulty recruiting. Here are some PEARLS and take homes that you can apply at the bedside (even without using TEE). A 🧵
How I set up my daily notes while rounding on patients:
~ 7 columns ~
1) Name/room#/Past medical history (cropped out of photo for privacy)
2) Primary problem we are treating
3) Vitals
4) intake/outputs
5) labs 🧪
6) Important medications (for us:…
One of my favorite things about #MS4 year is how much I’ve been able to get back into reading for pleasure. Also a wonderful distraction from refreshing my email every 30 seconds and #Match2024
Side note: highly recommend everyone get a library card!
I have to remind myself of this often! The journey of medicine is too long to put off living your life.
Promise I’ve been much happier since I squashed my home life and career together and forced them to get along 😂
A potential idea!
I’m definitely envious of those specialties with a unified release date at the moment, but I’m sure there’s plenty of anxiety that comes with that as well. #Match2024
Hello #MATCH2024!
Finally applying to the speciality of my dreams, #Psychiatry! 🎉I am passionate about diversity, health equity and inclusion, community service and serving the underserved. I can't wait to be an advocate for my future patients!