Wow. Time creeps and then it flies at the same time. It is now fourth year...and I have applied for Pediatric residency programs and am waiting (praying) for something to work out. I will not know until March if / where I match, but I am hoping for New York. I had to retake my Step 2 CS exam, so that was a setback (and don't have my retake score until December!), but I am hoping at least a couple programs will still consider me. I do have 3 interviews in New York lined up in November...fingers crossed.
I am doing a four week elective in Peds outpatient back at Kings County right now, and I just love the cultural diversity there - Caribbean, Indian, Mexican, etc. patients make it so much more interesting. I also really enjoy getting to know the intricacies of patients' daily lives, and I could see myself happy in Peds primary care, no question. In fact, I really wish I could just start tomorrow and get all this started! The accumulating debt and constant waiting games are tough.
Brooklyn continues to be a good fit lifestyle-wise. Meeting more good people and running a lot in Prospect Park and with PPTC. I don't know what I would do without running - it keeps me sane and connected to nature and reminds me how small I am. I also have really met some wonderful people through running that 'get me' in a way that medical school friends for the most part have not. I am really grateful for that. I also really enjoy being close to my family and just a train ride away.
Counting down the days until I can officially be called Dr. Free!
Sunday, October 26, 2014
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