the bougie student doctor. 🤎

Sebrena M. Brink. she/her. MD candidate, 2026. HBCU alumna. 1913. the goal - advocate, educate, & cultivate safe spaces for the overlooked + underrepresented.

[the bougie student doctor. 🤎 @BrenaB_MD]

all these tests will be quite the testimony one day.

[the bougie student doctor. 🤎 @BrenaB_MD]

another year, another round of #AMEC fomo

I’m gonna make it one of these days.

[the bougie student doctor. 🤎 @BrenaB_MD]

as for right now, I’m just going to be where my feet are and honor the version of me that got me here.

she’s done her best.

[the bougie student doctor. 🤎 @BrenaB_MD]

all these tests will be quite the testimony one day.

[the bougie student doctor. 🤎 @BrenaB_MD]

el oh el.

they did indeed break my soul again, but I’ll be back soon. back and better — fr this time. no more bandaids for bullet wounds.

[the bougie student doctor. 🤎 @BrenaB_MD]

not gonna lie, readjusting to school after a leave of absence is very uncute - especially when that readjustment is to restarting second year.

it's gonna okay though. they won't break my soul this time.

[the bougie student doctor. 🤎 @BrenaB_MD]

I really keep bouncing between specialty ideas and I don't even know if I'll be competitive enough for some of them.

*sigh*

[the bougie student doctor. 🤎 @BrenaB_MD]

Figuring out what kind of doctor I want to be when I grow up is really plaguing me.

[the bougie student doctor. 🤎 @BrenaB_MD]

@missnovemburr I can only speak for me, but it would be easier to focus on my personal wellbeing, actually enjoy life, and be academically comfortable if I didn't have to try to find side hustles to get by. It gets frustrating. Everybody's race is different. Mine just has some extra hurdles. 🤷🏾‍♀️

[the bougie student doctor. 🤎 @BrenaB_MD]

medical school is a scam, a thread:

[the bougie student doctor. 🤎 @BrenaB_MD]

Being a professional student with no real financial support outside of student loans is incredibly frustrating.

Today, this frustration has me in real life tears.

Medicine is not built for single people who weren't in a particular tax bracket before starting medical school.

[the bougie student doctor. 🤎 @BrenaB_MD]

@missnovemburr That may be true, but it won't be reality for another 10 years or so. Knowing that doesn't change the fact that the process of actually getting there has an additional set of obstacles for those who don't have already have a certain degree of financial privilege.

[the bougie student doctor. 🤎 @BrenaB_MD]

There was truly no purpose to this rant and there is much more that can be said, but I'm just gonna go.

I need to go home and regroup so I can actually get in the headspace to study for this exam Friday.

[the bougie student doctor. 🤎 @BrenaB_MD]

Being a professional student with no real financial support outside of student loans is incredibly frustrating.

Today, this frustration has me in real life tears.

Medicine is not built for single people who weren't in a particular tax bracket before starting medical school.

[the bougie student doctor. 🤎 @BrenaB_MD]

Per policy at my institution, students aren't permitted to be employed. That $24k refund is it.

Trying to fully support my mind, body, & soul on less than $2k/month makes it extremely difficult to ever feel comfortable - making it that much more difficult to focus on my studies.

[the bougie student doctor. 🤎 @BrenaB_MD]

@TripleThreat_MD oh nah. let me know what I can do to support you.

[the bougie student doctor. 🤎 @BrenaB_MD]

not gonna lie, readjusting to school after a leave of absence is very uncute - especially when that readjustment is to restarting second year.

it's gonna okay though. they won't break my soul this time.

[the bougie student doctor. 🤎 @BrenaB_MD]

@enditomaasai thank you! 🥺

[the bougie student doctor. 🤎 @BrenaB_MD]

my goal is to really turn my med school journey around when my leave is up. there are days where I feel at peace with my decision, but I'm 2 months in and there are still times I feel like a failure.

[the bougie student doctor. 🤎 @BrenaB_MD]

hair love. already have more styles in the arsenal. 🤩
https://t.co/Jid9lbtGem

[the bougie student doctor. 🤎 @BrenaB_MD]

love this! had i known XULA's rep when it comes to producing Black physicians, i would've applied there for undergrad. this is going to be great.

[Xavier Univ. of LA @XULA1925]

Today, we are extremely excited to announce that we are in the planning stages of establishing a Graduate School of Health Sciences & Medical School! #XULA #XULAeXcellence

🔗: https://t.co/EPiOd3MIwl

[the bougie student doctor. 🤎 @BrenaB_MD]

one of my favorite and least favorite things about life is that there's not always a "right" answer. one day at a time.

[the bougie student doctor. 🤎 @BrenaB_MD]

I've put some things in place and other things in motion to help me make the progress I need with the work I'm doing on myself, but there are still moments where I feel like I have no idea what is coming next for me.