You may want to start from the beginning (at “Who’s Nikki?”), but feel free to enjoy any of my posts as its own entity!
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“Patient needs interpreter”
Have you ever been to a foreign country, or even an area of your home country that speaks a different language, and been completely unable to understand what is being said around you? It’s frustrating at best, and honestly a bit unsettling. We depend so heavily on spoken and written communication that it can feel Read more
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Thank you, Doctor
I am standing in the stairwell of the hospital, watching dawn break over the trees through the windows from the 9th floor. It has been a crazy night on the pediatrics ward, but as the sky turns lighter I am reminded of how lucky I am to get to do what I do. Sure, I Read more
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Smashing taboos: A how-to?
“Who here has a vagina?” I projected my voice as best as I could from my position up on a table in front of approximately 200 girls in a Ghanaian secondary school. I got wide-eyed looks and a few stifled giggles, but nobody raised their hand. “Huh,” I continued, “that’s interesting. Out of all the Read more
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What I Carry
On the first day of my clinical rotations, the pockets of my white coat were stuffed. A myriad of pens, papers, a penlight, reflex hammer, several bandages and of course, my beloved stethoscope, overflowed from all compartments. As the weeks, months, and years went on, the physical baggage I lugged around became more sparse, and Read more
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Last day of school!
Today is my last day of medical school. I’m thrilled, but I have to admit that it feels a little weird. I’ve been in school since I was 4 years old…do I know how NOT to be a student? I mean, yes, I guess I do, but I feel like I don’t have a ton Read more
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Open your envelopes!
Just a few days ago, I had the privilege of participating in Match Day, the day where I found out where I will train for the next 3 years. If you haven’t followed my previous posts, the long and short of it is that “matching” is a process by which medical student applicants are connected Read more
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