Some thoughts inspired by this post, that has been sitting in my notes app for a long time... How long did that piece of art take? Two hours…and a lifetime. How long did it take to study for Step 1? Six weeks….and two years. How long did writing that H&P take? Thirty minutes…and eight years… Continue reading A Minute and a Day and a Year and a Lifetime.
This list is certainly biased by moving to Texas right as the heat wave summer started, but here's a few things that I never needed in Wisconsin and now use over and over again in our new home… [1] Can Coolers We have Notre Dame coozies we got for free, so I was always of the… Continue reading Texas Essentials
One month of intern year down! I am trying to learn to rebalance my life with work taking up such a substantial number of my waking hours, but I already love it! Here’s an update on how things are going. I love finally being a (brand new) doctor! I felt like by the middle of my fourth… Continue reading So…how’s Texas?
Nathan and I have jokingly been calling this the most drawn-out job application ever - considering I started the application about a year ago, it’s not too much of a joke at this point!! But we finally know where we are headed next year. We are moving to Dallas, Texas, where I will be starting… Continue reading We Matched To UT Southwestern!
Med school is officially winding down, with less than two months until Match Day! I've been reflecting on the last four years and what I wish I'd known before I started this adventure. If I could go back to 2019 Sophia, here's what I'd tell myself... [1] Medical school absolutely does not mean you will… Continue reading Five Things I Wish I’d Known Before Med School
Happy 2023, friends! Hope you stayed warm over the holidays - it certainly got pretty chilly up here in Wisconsin. A few fun things from my favorite month of the year! [1] Hallmark Movie Night Everyone knows how much I ADORE Hallmark Christmas movies. They are truly my (non) guilty pleasure during the Christmas season. … Continue reading Top 5: December
Happy Thanksgiving week, everyone! Hope you have plans for turkey and cranberries this weekend. Nathan recently had the great idea of recording a video and doing a blog post on the Match. Just like Zoom interview fatigue is real, answering the basic questions about the Match is enough to tire out even the extroverted of… Continue reading So What’s Going On With the Match, Anyway?
Happy Fall! Here’s a few fun things from this month… [1] Notre Dame vs. Stanford Believe it or not, Nathan and I have not been back for a football game since graduating ND! When a couple of my friends floated a game this fall, I was pumped that it was a weekend I knew I’d… Continue reading Top 5: October
I took a (somewhat unplanned) break from this space over the summer - but I’m back and excited to be writing again! Lots has happened since June, so here’s a little recap… I finished third year! As of the middle of June, I’m officially a fourth year med student! Surgery rotation really made third year… Continue reading I’m Back!
The last required rotation of my third year of medical school! Surgery is notorious for having the worst hours and being the most physically demanding, and I definitely found that to be true. I knew coming into this rotation that I wasn’t going to be a surgeon - I’ve had enough previous exposure to the… Continue reading A Day in the Life: Surgery
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