Island Med Student

I promised I would never apologize for my lack of posting “med-student-related” content on my site. However, I still feel compelled to at least explain to everyone why I haven’t been posting all kinds of fun med student content. As I wrote in my recent Medscape post “A Bad Case of Senioritis,” I’ve just not been feeling the med school vibe as of late. I’ve found myself becoming somewhat apathetic and unmotivated. It’s not that I don’t enjoy medicine anymore, it’s just that I am not enjoying med school as much as I used to.

My current nephrology rotation is packed with med students, and there is quite a lot of standing around at times. I’m just so tired of “hanging around” at the hospital, with my proverbial thumb in my butt. And it’s not that I feel like I know everything, or that I’m 100% ready to be a full-fledged doctor. But I do feel ready to at least start trying.

Yes, I’m scared, and yes, I still have so much to learn. But I’m ready to work hard. I’m ready to contribute more. I’m ready for a paycheck. I’m ready to call myself a doctor. Perhaps I’m putting my cart in front of my doggy, but I just really need to start working.

So, in lieu of wonderful stories about being a med student, please enjoy the photos in this post, all taken in my neighborhood in Bushwick, Brooklyn.

“Yo Brooklyn, Fuhgeddaboudit” Photo Series