Photo by Brigitte Tohm on Pexels.com Hi everyone, Many of you are about to start your first year of residency. I recently wrote an email to a reader who requested advice before beginning their first year. Please note this is coming from a family medicine resident. I believe this post may be relevant to other... Continue Reading →
Half way through my second year!
I sit here in front of the fireplace this morning. Kiddo has been dropped off at school, I have a couple of hours before I go in to make a home-call visit and then ER shift later this evening (5pm - midnight). Many months have gone by without an update. Enjoying quiet mornings. LIFE I... Continue Reading →
Weeks leading up to Match Day
Hello readers! Edit Jan 2021: I wrote this back in 2019 while awaiting my results. It was sitting in my drafts for over 2 years. Now I felt like publishing it. It brings back some very raw memories and feelings. ---------------- 2019: This post is about the weeks leading to rank order submission and match... Continue Reading →
Medical Mondays: Overcoming the Barriers as an IMG
Happy Monday! Hope everyone is doing well! It was amazing speaking with many of you last week during my talk. I hope the information I shared was motivating and helpful. Thank you for attending 🙂 The talk was hosted by IMG Career Counselling. Please contact Ms. Ranika Singh if you require help with both your... Continue Reading →
Medical Mondays: Internal Medicine
Hello everyone! Happy Thanksgiving to my Canadian folks. Hope you are doing well and staying safe & healthy. Sleepy me. First day of IM & first on-call day. Disclaimer: The views expressed here are my own and do not reflect the views of the program that I matched at. It has been a busy several... Continue Reading →
FAQ Part 2
Hi everyone! I know this is supposed to be a Medical Monday post but I won't have time tomorrow. I have officially moved to my new city & I begin my first day at my family medicine residency program on Monday! Super exciting and I am also nervous! The agenda: pick up our ID badges,... Continue Reading →
Medical Monday blog posts?
Hi everyone! I wanted to type up quick post on some thoughts that have been running through my mind... What do you think about Medical Mondays? I got this idea from http://www.fairyburger.com/. (I love her blog!!) I want to aim for at least two posts per month on Mondays where I write about medically-related things.... Continue Reading →
Monday Catch Up With Me!
Good morning my readers! Happy Monday! Have some coffee or tea with me and let's catch up! 🙂 I have a day off, so here I am writing a post on everything that has been going on since September! Food Anyone every tried Cartem's Donuts from Vancouver?? Hubby surprised me with these vegan donuts one... Continue Reading →
CSAs/IMGs: Canadian Medical Exams to write before applying to CaRMS
Hi everyone! Hope your summer is going well! What's keeping you busy? Any fun adventures? My husband and I recently did an Alberta road trip and hiked up to Sentinel Pass. It was difficult but AMAZING! I will be posting up pictures from our hike and road trip in the near future so please check... Continue Reading →
My Frustrations and How I Keep Motivated
How do I keep motivated when things are not going my way? This is a brutally open and honest post. For the past couple of months, I have found myself losing the drive and motivation to get up, get ready and accomplish the goals I've set for myself. My efforts seem futile. What's the point... Continue Reading →