Today marks the end of two weeks of our Reproductive Block. This is a block I didn’t know I was looking forward to until the first day of class. While I sat in the back of the classroom listening to my first couple classes in Repro and for once, being fully engaged with all the […]
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First Gen. Some of you may only have heard the term, while there are many others that have lived it. To be first generation – is to be the first in your family’s generation to break a barrier.
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I’m back! & for my new friends… Hi there!! My name is Krit and some days I call myself student doctor Krit & days I am really feeling it, I call myself the Beyoncé of Public Health & Medicine. I am a rising second year osteopathic medical student. My journey to medicine was non-traditional af […]
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Upon graduating from undergrad with a Bachelor’s of Arts in Psychology, Bachelor’s of Science in Human Biology & my lil creative writing minor, I immediately entered the field of medical scribing.
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The truth it public health is so broad, it’s hard to talk about all aspects of it in one week! Anyway, within this post I am going to 1) define public health, 2) discuss how I was first introduced to the field & 3) why I fell in love with it!
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Today I started the last block of MS1. My last block of my first year of medical school. I remember 7 years ago, graduating from undergrad and not thinking there was any way I could get into medical school. I remember feeling as if I was the biggest failure, ruining my entire future career over […]
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Here it goes, complete transparency. If there is something that I don’t answer in these blog posts, feel free to ask! I hope by reading my journey, it helps you with yours, in any part of your journey.
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Why is racism such a big deal? If the history of America and the current state of America is not enough proof to convince you that racism is the foundation of America or if you are a numbers person and want quantitative proof. This is the post for you. We are going to briefly review […]
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The previous post touched on the definition of racism, and the different types of racism in the previous post. Now I want to shift the focus to Racism as a Public Health issue. Racism has been in America since the founding of this country.
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Before I dive in, I want to say I am disgusted, heartbroken and livid with what I have been seeing. Rest in Power George Floyd. 🙏🏽 Police brutality is a public health issue, and the American Public Health Association has acknowledged it as such.
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A Kritical Look 