I was part of the ultrasound acapella group during my first and second year of medical school. It was a blast!!! Here is a picture of us singing on stage for Nite Out! This was a super fun experience during 1st and 2nd year. It let me get out of the class room and decompress from the stresses of medical school. I realized early on that devoting all my time towards medical studies would cause me to burn out very quickly. Therefore, I sought to join a group that would help me escape these stresses. Ultrasound turned out to be the perfect group for me. I made a lot of good friends and also had fun singing! My favorite performance was our Disney Medley pictured above! This experience will help me moving forward because residency will be hard. It will be nothing like I’ve ever experienced before. I will need to look for things outside medicine to keep myself from burning out. Especially in the field of emergency medicine. This experience has really prepared me to look for things outside of medicine.

I would have wished to participate in this during 3rd and 4th year, but time on rotations did not allow me to practice with the group. Generally, the group is only has 1st and 2nd years due to the practice schedule. Regardless, I had a lot of fun and will cherish this memory of medical school

I went to South Africa for a global health elective during the beginning of my 3rd year of medical school. I went with  my fellow medical students and had a great time. I also learned a lot about HIV/AIDS as well as some rural medicine. This was my first glimpse into the world of global medicine. Going to South Africa really gave me a different perspective to a different health care system. Although South Africa had “modern” medicines and procedures, the access to the healthcare was not even. Those residing within the city center were able to to go the main teaching hospital to get modern health care, while villages just a few miles from the city had only access to make-shift clinics. The make shift clinics had only a handful of medicines and no diagnostic tests available. Everyone was treated using the shotgun approach.

This trip really sparked my interest in global health, especially as an emergency medicine resident. During my 4th year, I was able to go to honduras as part of PODEMOS. I subsequently rotated at Cho Ray Hospital in Ho Chi Mihn City, Vietnam. These all have formed a basis of valuable experience for me. I plan to make global health a part of my residency experience and also as a future career goal

I believe this artifact qualifies under LSI’s practice based and life-long learning. The experience has pushed me to continue seek opportunities to go abroad to learn and give medical care.