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Journeys User4October 20, 2020August 4, 2021Clinical Training Experience, My StoryCOVID-19, Critical Care Medicine, New York, PGY7, Trinidad and Tobago

Critical Care Training in NYC, as COVID-19 Doctor and Patient

By Dr. Omesh Toolsie

Clinical training in America’s most populous city is known for being vigorous. If you’ve done any residency or fellowship training in New York City, you know that there is little downtime—chances are you’re busy year-round! The patient population here is perhaps the most diverse in the world and that fact is reflected in the rich clinical exposure; training in NYC is a qualification in itself. My wife and I, both physicians, moved from Trinidad and Tobago in June 2014 to pursue residency training in internal medicine at the BronxCare Health System. After completing residency, I completed a fellowship in pulmonary diseases at the same institution before moving to Montefiore Medical Center for training in critical care medicine. After almost six years in NYC, I found myself feeling comfortable managing very sick patients in almost any clinical context, but I was soon to be put out of my comfort zone.

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Journeys User4October 7, 2020October 6, 2020Clinical Training Experience, My StoryAnesthesiology, Costa Rica, COVID-19, Critical Care Medicine, Massachusetts, PGY5

Hope and Resilience, My Experience in a COVID-19 ICU

By Dr. Ronny Munoz-Acuna

I was born and raised in Costa Rica, a small country in Central America with close to 5 million inhabitants. I was always passionate about science, and after debating for a long time, I decided to pursue training in medicine. I did my medical school in San José, Costa Rica, at the Universidad de Costa Rica. I also completed a residency in Internal Medicine and a fellowship in Critical Care in my home country.

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Journeys User4September 9, 2020September 3, 2020Clinical Training Experience, My StoryCOVID-19, Egypt, Internal Medicine, Massachusetts, PGY3

Medical Residency at a Dedicated COVID-19 Care Center

By Dr. Magdi Zordok

On March 17, 2020, our institution was designated as the nation’s first dedicated care center for Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19). Our patient population would now be only individuals who tested positive for COVID-19 and required hospitalization, either from our emergency department, or from other hospitals within our network. My experience with COVID was, at that point, scarce and limited to discussions with my senior colleagues and the case reports from China and Italy.

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Journeys User4August 12, 2020August 7, 2020Clinical Training Experience, My StoryAdvanced Hepatology, Chief Resident, COVID-19, India, Internal Medicine, New York

Uniting as Doctors in NYC During the COVID-19 Pandemic

By Dr. Jinendra Satiya

December 2019, the month a mysterious viral outbreak was first reported in Wuhan, China, will be forever remembered as an important moment in history. The COVID-19 pandemic has dramatically changed our lives, and strained the healthcare system and economy like never before. At the heart of the pandemic in New York City, we faced the worst. Originally from Mumbai, India and a Grant Medical College alumni, I moved to New York City for chief residency after completing my Internal Medicine Residency from JFK Medical Center, University of Miami. In this blog I describe my experience as an Internal Medicine Chief Resident working in New York City, sharing the difficulties encountered and the lessons learned.

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Journeys User4July 28, 2020July 22, 2020Clinical Training Experience, My Story, Words of WisdomInternal Medicine, Massachusetts, PGY3, Turkey

Make a Positive Impact and You Will Receive Much More

By Dr. Ayse Canturk

Since I started in high school, I have been away from my home to study. At 13 years old, it was hard. Now I realize hard moments prepare you for great achievements along the way. The question is how to pass hard moments: for some of us, it is difficult to see the end prize in the beginning, because the road is multifactorial. However, the purpose of the journey is learning patience and endurance, not the destination itself. All I ever wanted was to do good, affect good, make a positive impact. We all should start walking with purpose, with good intentions. The destination may be different than initially thought, but it might be even better than our dreams.

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