TeaFeb 12, 20212 minBRONCHIOLITIS, BABYTis the season, or rather, not the season. Every time mid-winter rolls around, pediatricians are inundated with viral illnesses causing...
TeaNov 19, 20202 minCONSIDERING PHM FELLOWSHIP? READ THIS!WOW. It has been the best two weeks of fellowship so far. These two weeks embodied exactly why I chose to purse a fellowship—you’re never...
TeaAug 5, 20202 minPEDIATRIC HOSPITAL MEDICINE: FELLOWSHIP & MOREThe world of pediatric hospital medicine is growing exponentially. Here is a quick overview.
TeaFeb 9, 20191 minMEDICAL JOURNALISM ELECTIVE AT ABC NEWSOn Monday I will be starting a month-long elective at ABC News as part of their medical team...
TeaFeb 8, 20192 minNETWORKING & MEDICINE“I love networking!” said no pre-med student ever. To be honest, I don’t think most pre-med students even know what “networking” actually...
TeaJan 27, 20191 minPALLIATIVE CARE: Reflections I just completed my two-week elective on the Palliative Care Team and I wanted to share some of my reactions to my initial post. 1. I am...
TeaJan 15, 20192 minPALLIATIVE CARE ELECTIVE: Getting Comfortable Being UncomfortableWhat is palliative care? I started my palliative care elective this week without fully understanding the field and what it entails. On...
TeaJan 1, 20192 minRESIDENCY IS ENDINGIt’s January 1, 2019 and that means I have exactly six months left of residency. Residency! I didn’t even know what residency was when I...
TeaDec 2, 20181 minSURVIVING MEDICINELast month I had the honor of being interviewed by the incredible Frank Cusimano, a D.O./Ph.D. candidate who, in the midst of the last...
TeaAug 13, 20182 minI LOVE PLATINUM Forget gold, platinum is my latest obsession—and I’m not talking about the jewelry. In residency we often work three out of four weekends...
TeaMay 17, 20182 minMY FIRST CODEPediatrics is unique in that, unlike internal medicine, codes are not a daily occurrence. What is a “code,” exactly? It’s when the...
TeaMar 26, 20183 minFREE TO FAILFailure. It’s everywhere, but in medicine we tend to avoid it like the plague (hehe). We can’t seem to accept the concept of failure. I...
TeaMar 17, 20183 minYOU MATCHED! NOW WHAT?Congratulations, the past four years of hard work have paid off and you’ve landed your first job as a doctor! I remember that day quite...
TeaFeb 20, 20182 minRANK SMART, MATCH HAPPYI remember the first time I tried to explain to my now-husband that I didn't have much say over where I/we might end up after medical...
TeaFeb 7, 20183 minSTUDY, BUDDY!Studying doesn't end when residency starts. Starting with your first in-training exam and Step 3 to your specialty board exam, you have...
TeaJan 26, 20182 minRESEARCH ADVENTURESMy first venture into research was at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (where Watson & Crick discovered DNA!) summer science camp. The sole...
TeaJan 17, 20182 min#PREMED #STUDENTATHLETECollege is about more than just academics. It is the perfect place to discover your passions and grow into them. My passion happened to...
TeaJan 3, 20182 minTHE START OF SOMETHING NEW On a bright and unusually warm fall morning, it hit me that I was almost halfway done with my residency training! It must have been...