Author: Anum

failure

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I wrote the following piece after finding out I did not pass my finals for Block 4 (musculoskeletal). Since then, I’ve completed my first year curriculum and Alhumdulilah, passed Block 5 (neurology). I’m currently studying to take my remediation exam for Block 4 in July. If all goes well, I’ll take this exam (and insha’Allah pass) and move on to second year with my class. If anyone from my class is reading this: no matter what happens this summer, know that I’m ever grateful for having been a part of your cohort. Thank you for the outpouring of love and support I received when I reached out to you all for help. So so much love for Class of 2018.

Any prayers and good vibes are greatly appreciated!

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father’s day outfit 

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I hope you all had a wonderful Father’s Day with the father figures in your lives! And to those of you who weren’t able to celebrate with your fathers, for whatever reason, so many prayers and good vibes your way.

For my first outfit post I thought I’d stick with the two things I think about when choosing an outfit: modesty and comfort.

And of course it’s impossible to take a photo without giggling when hubby is taking the photos.

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what med students feel

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A few years ago my husband, then fiancé, gave me the book What Doctors Feel: How Emotions Affect the Practice of Medicine by Danielle Ofri, MD. I had been on this journey to becoming a physician for some time and had received wonderful advice and education from my undergraduate professors and mentors about a career in medicine. However, being the emotional person I am, I was unsettled by the lack of advice regarding dealing with the emotional difficulties of the field. My husband had previously read this book and thought it would help me navigate the next step of my path to becoming a physician and he was definitely right.

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big celebrations!

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This past weekend was probably the most exciting and celebratory weekends I’ve ever experienced. I celebrated three of my favorite people in the world and a year of marriage!

Thursday night started off with my best friend’s Mehndi (henna party). She looked absolutely amazing and it was so nice to spend some time with her husband. The day was pretty hectic with setting up for the party and all but we definitely enjoyed it long into the night!

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