Sami Chau MD, MS

IR Resident at USC | USC Lifer ✌🏻❤️💛 | Diehard Angeleno 💜💛

[Sami Chau MD, MS @samichau]

#tbt 14 years ago I was a volunteer at USC University Hospital, cautiously dreaming about walking around that building as a real doctor. Sorry it took a few days but it's starting to hit me that I MATCHED @USC_IR. WHAT. @USC_Rads #match2020 #irad #radres #womeninIR

[Dr. Glaucomflecken @DGlaucomflecken]

The July effect

[Sami Chau MD, MS @samichau]

This will likely happen once in my lifetime - I got to witness @MVictoriaMarxMD receiving the @SIRspecialists Gold Medal at #SIRBOS22 Congrats Dr. Marx, I would be lucky to be half as great as you are @USC_IR

[Radiology of USC @RadiologyUSC]

Sharing messages of appreciation on this #ThankAResidentDay. SO incredibly fortunate to have such outstanding @USC_Rads here at @KECKSchool_USC! 👍👍
#FightOn #Ayyy

[USC Radiology Residency @USC_Rads]

Amid the ongoing Covid-19 crisis in LA county, many of our @USC_Rads residents & @USC_IR faculty have volunteered to help the @LACUSCMedCenter ICU with after-hours image-guided line placements and procedures. Pictured here are Russell Flato (R3), John Choi (R1), & Dr. Ryu @rkryu

[USC Radiology Residency @USC_Rads]

“We are lucky to have a department full of smart, kind, supportive and strong women leaders...and so many men who are #heforshe in our department. Diversity in leadership and ideas benefits all.”

-@LeahMuhmLin Assoc. Sec. Chief-CTI #USCLadiologistSpeaks 💪🏼#InternationalWomensDay

[Sami Chau MD, MS @samichau]

@charissa_kim I feel this on a spiritual level

[USC Radiology Residency @USC_Rads]

Here's a sneak preview at our upcoming residency video: Welcome to USC Radiology! @USC_Rads @RadiologyUSC @futureradres #radres

[USC IR @USC_IR]

@USC_Rads @RadiologyUSC Ahem, you forgetting another residency they can ask about? I thought we were friends. 😔

[Crowing For Days @LilRedRooster]

I remember discussing "moral distress" a lot in nursing school. They made it sound as simple as you're presented with a patient who maybe doesn't want blood but they need it to survive, or your patient has a different set of beliefs than you do.

It isn't actually that simple. 1/

[Sami Chau MD, MS @samichau]

I cannot overstate how much these 3 women have impacted my life and career. This is a really powerful pic for me.

@womenirads @USC_IR @USC_Rads

[M Victoria Marx, MD @MVictoriaMarxMD]

IR Angels at work! Attendings Sue Hanks & Vicki Marx w fellow Shelby Lundahl!! ⁦@SIRspecialists⁩ ⁦@womenirads⁩ ⁦@RadiologyChicks⁩ ⁦@theAPDIR⁩ ⁦@theAPDR⁩

[ScratchpadMD @scratchpadMD]

“Watch out! There are a lot of extremely important structures around that mass, don’t hit any of them!”

Interventional radiologists:

[Radiology of USC @RadiologyUSC]

Congratulations to an exceptional graduating Class of 2020 Radiology Residents. We cannot wait to learn from all of your future accomplishments! #FightOn #HealthcareHeroes #VirtualGraduation @USC_Rads @USC_IR @USCneurorads @rkryu @f_urdanetaMD

[Sami Chau MD, MS @samichau]

@AlexDabrowiecki @AndyMooreMD @YiYangMD #SIRRFS #internationaloutreach

[SIR RFS @SIRRFS]

Be sure to check out the IR clerkship guide on the SIR RFS website before Dr. Masis Isikbay’s webinar presentation tomorrow at 8 PM EST where he will discuss virtual IR resources for students and junior trainees!

Registration link: https://t.co/wewPs5tuRI

[USC Radiology Residency @USC_Rads]

Excited to announce that our illustrious Dr. Marx has officially been inaugurated as President of the APDR. A veteran educator and inspirational leader—she is a wise choice to be The One Program Director to Rule Them All!
@MVictoriaMarxMD @theAPDR @USC_IR @rkryu

[Society of Interventional Radiology @SIRspecialists]

Recognizing that many lectures have been affected by COVID-19, SIR Graduate Medical Education has created an education resources page to provide access to RFS webinars, presentations from past annual meetings, #IRad podcasts and more for @SIRRFS members. https://t.co/6qgNOyNsyA

[Sami Chau MD, MS @samichau]

@futureradres +1 💯

[Sami Chau MD, MS @samichau]

This Bach suite and the Swan by Saint Saens were the last two pieces I ever played before I laid my bow down and never picked it up again. Must have been over a decade ago. And now they show up on my feed as a 1-2 punch. #SongsOfComfort indeed. I’m not crying you’re crying.

[Yo-Yo Ma @YoYo_Ma]

This music has been with me for 60 years. It's seen me through times of stress, loss, joy, and transition. It's connected me to others all over the world and helped me to understand life in new ways.

Bach: Prelude to Cello Suite No. 1 in G Major #songsofcomfort

[Sami Chau MD, MS @samichau]

You probably already know not to worry about choosing a specialty — but I wish someone had also told me not to pay any mind to other people’s snarky comments me choosing ____, be it psych, anes, path, rads. You name it, someone’s gonna have a worthless opinion about it.

[Sami Chau MD, MS @samichau]

Med school is a marathon where the focus constantly shifts. Focus on the current stage and don’t dwell on what’s in the past or what’s to come. Eg don’t fret about third year clinical rotations when you could be studying for basic science exam.

[Francesca Ponzini @PonziniF]

what is your best advice for an incoming MS1? #medtwitter #MedStudentTwitter

[Sami Chau MD, MS @samichau]

The goal posts constantly move and that’s a good thing. What your histo lecturer cares about won’t even be in the same universe as what your future OBGYN attending cares about. Keep your head down and take it one computer-based exam at a time.