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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New Mexico: The Land of Enchantment
Today is my last day in New Mexico. Yes, like the state wayyy out in the southwest. Why am I out in New Mexico you ask? I don’t know either. Just kidding, I signed up for a month out here. BUT, sometimes I think to myself, why did I think this was a good idea? Read more
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Do it for the little ones
Standing in the aisle at Target one January afternoon, I hear a child hacking and sniffling nearby. “Let’s get away from the cesspool before we catch something,” my friend whispers, and I just chuckle. “Yeahh, that’s my future right there.” For those who don’t know, I am in training to be a pediatrician. It’s a Read more
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’22 in Review
It’s New Year’s Eve, and I can’t help but reflect on my year and everything that has happened in that time. It’s amazing to think about where I was last January 1st, and how different my perspective is now that I have lived through another trip around the sun. I don’t mean to brag, but Read more
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Tell me about yourself
6 weeks and 13 interviews later, residency “interview season” was complete. I talked to some wonderful people, heard about some fantastic programs, and set to work on making my rank list. For those of you unfamiliar with the process of becoming a physician, it’s complicated. I applied to MANY pediatric teaching hospitals across the country, Read more
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One fish, two fish
“So, do you have a boyfriend?” The medical assistant asked me one day when we were sitting in the lunch room. “HA,” I snorted, much louder than I meant to. If I had a dollar for every time someone asked me if I was in a relationship, I wouldn’t be taking out student loans. I Read more
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If Today Was Your Last Day
I saw someone die today. Code Blue. One minute my patient was alive, sick but not teetering on the edge of death sick, and suddenly her body lay in front of me, lifeless. The code ran for 45 minutes, which in hospital time is an eternity, especially when someone’s life is on the line. The Read more
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