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Journeys User4March 20, 2024March 19, 2024Cross-cultural Experience, My Story, Words of WisdomDominican Republic, Internal Medicine, New Jersey, New York, PGY6, Pulmonary Disease and Critical Care Medicine

March Madness

By Dr. Emilio Jose Fabian Corona

“March Madness” is upon us, but I must clarify that it is probably not the one you are thinking about, especially if you are a sports enthusiast. I am alluding of course to the Match season, that time of the year when thousands of medical students from across the country and around the world wait patiently for that long-anticipated email in mid-March: the correspondence that will dictate if your dreams of becoming a trainee at your desired program and institution are to be fulfilled.

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Journeys User4December 27, 2023December 21, 2023Clinical Training Experience, My Story, Words of WisdomBody Imaging, Egypt, Illinois, Neuroradiology, PGY6, Radiology

You Can’t Clap with One Hand

By Dr. Ramadan Algamal

It was a fateful summer in 2013 when my dear friend showed me a CT brain study, revealing his father’s ongoing battle with intracranial hemorrhage. Something about the lesion troubled me. I proposed a further assessment through an MRI with contrast. Woefully, the results unveiled the presence of a hemorrhagic glioblastoma multiforme (GBM): a perilous brain tumor. Several months later, as the leaves fell gracefully from the trees, his father’s journey on this Earth came to an end.

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Journeys User4November 29, 2023November 28, 2023Clinical Training Experience, My Story, Words of WisdomIndia, Missouri, Neuroradiology, PGY6, Radiology

Hard Work Fuels Passion

By Dr. Saurabh Jindal

Hard work can teach many incredible skills, such as patience, perseverance, and, most importantly, falling in love with your work. I have been deeply fascinated by human anatomy for as long as I can remember. As a child, I would spend hours flipping through the pages of my parents’ anatomy textbooks. This curiosity, combined with a desire to care for the sick, ultimately led me to pursue a career in medicine.

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Journeys User4July 28, 2023July 27, 2023Clinical Training Experience, Cross-cultural Experience, My Story, Words of WisdomAddiction Medicine, India, Obstetric Anesthesiology, PGY6, Tennessee

Life Begins at the End of Your Comfort Zone

By Dr. Shibinath Velutha-Mannil

The decision to pursue cross-cultural experiences in one’s medical career takes courage and an eagerness to explore new frontiers. I write this blog in hopes that some of you reading this are international medical graduates who are considering this option and will derive some inspiration from my experience. My desire to do a residency in the United States ignited as I was finishing medical school in India. The infrastructure and advancement of modern medicine in the United States and the opportunities for career development and research intrigued me.

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Journeys User4February 15, 2022February 2, 2022Clinical Training Experience, My StoryCOVID-19, Ecuador, Georgia, Pediatric Rheumatology, PGY6

Discovering a Passion for Pediatric Rheumatology

By Dr. D. Sofía Villacís Núñez

Following graduation from medical school in Ecuador, I was determined to pursue pediatric training in the United States. After two hard years of study, while practicing medicine in an underserved community in my home country, I matched in a large pediatric residency program in Miami.

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