Lisa Coleman

Grateful to God | 1st Gen Doc | MD-MPH | Prelim Advocate | Surgeon | Believer | Living Life One Smile at a Time!

[Lisa Coleman @LisaRayCol]

Dear Virginians, as a Midwesterner I want to impart wisdom to you: STOP SLEDDING ON ICE or you will break your faces.

Just wait for the next snow fall. Cheese and crackers 😩😤
Stay safe everyone

[Lisa Coleman @LisaRayCol]

@OgeEjidike Girl, you are going to be ok. It’s NORMAL to get things wrong in your FIRST week of residency. In fact it’s NORMAL to get things wrong through out your WHOLE residency. What’s important is that everyday you grow into a stronger resident. Cheer up!

[Lisa Coleman @LisaRayCol]

@evans_osuji Proud of you man, you deserve all things good. Keep up the good work!

[Lisa Coleman @LisaRayCol]

@nikki_laureano You can hire a broker, got a really great apartment in a super safe area with unbelievable affordable rent. I think this place is the most convenient place I’ve ever lived in

[Lisa Coleman @LisaRayCol]

@studentdrdemon Told my high school counselor I wanted to go to UCLA for college in my first semester FRESHMAN year. I had a 3.4 GPA. Told me I should aim for community college bc my gpa was low. Graduated at the top of my class with 4.2 gpa, almost full ride great college

[Lisa Coleman @LisaRayCol]

@AlexisA417 It’s never too early to review personal statements!

[Lisa Coleman @LisaRayCol]

@kharris7873 @medmatchpros @julianachaveso 1. Come up with an elevator pitch. It should be a summary of what you bring to the table and leave room for ppl to be courious enough to ask you follow up questions
2. Have 5 things you want interviewers to know about you b4 the interview ends
3. ASK FOR THE JOB!

[Lisa Coleman @LisaRayCol]

@AneetaChannar @awsumpowers @SadiqNaveed @ProjectImg @Inside_TheMatch Also keep applying to catigorical positions. A lot start opening up in April - June

[Lisa Coleman @LisaRayCol]

@AneetaChannar @awsumpowers @SadiqNaveed @ProjectImg @Inside_TheMatch There are a quite a bit posted on the APDS website on the job board

[Lisa Coleman @LisaRayCol]

@_shadiam Great advice! Also, don’t be afraid to be wrong. If you don’t know just say you don’t know, DO👏🏾NOT👏🏾LIE. Take that “L”and look up the answers after. You get attendings respect and trust when you are HONEST and you show active improvement. Practice makes PROGRESS

[Lisa Coleman @LisaRayCol]

@Inside_TheMatch APDS - surgical positions (there are quite a few categorical spots up now)

[Lisa Coleman @LisaRayCol]

@futuremdcc Hi sorry! I fixed my security settings (I only use Twitter like once a year 😅😅😅). Send me a message!

[Lisa Coleman @LisaRayCol]

After TWO AND A HALF years of failing + THREE prelim years, I finally matched categorical at an amazing residency. Thank you to God, my family, friends, and mentors for helping make this happen.

To my prelims still trying, keep going! DM me for help!
#MatchDay2024 #inovasurgery

[Lisa Coleman @LisaRayCol]

@OscarVazquezMD Also PS, I was a prelim for 3 years

[Lisa Coleman @LisaRayCol]

@OscarVazquezMD This man is preaching people. My only tidbit to add is, when looking for prelim spots, it honestly doesn’t matter that much if it’s a “big named” institution, what matters is WHO is at the residency. Look up the staff.

[Lisa Coleman @LisaRayCol]

@OscarVazquezMD Matching is about how you perform in your Prelim year, but it’s also about who you know and who has connections in the place you’re trying to get into.

[Lisa Coleman @LisaRayCol]

@OscarVazquezMD If you see that most of the staff went to this place as a resident, a fellow, and then was hired on as attending, then those people probably don’t have any connections with potential open positions. Look for residencies with staff from other institutions, bc they know other ppl.

[Lisa Coleman @LisaRayCol]

Happy belated Birthday to my beloved Little sister! 💕💕💕 (in case you can’t tell us apart, she’s the one in the yellow dress 😜) @leac92

[Lisa Coleman @LisaRayCol]

@MurseWordsworth Actually medicine services have “caps” which contributes to bed issues which cause slow down of available beds.