Thread: SMU Grad updates!

Hi everyone,
It's been a very long time since I posted on here. I have been busy with love, life, residency and was getting tired of some of all the oiling of the squeaky wheels on this forum. I came on here today to since I'm getting a little nostalgic as I have 60 days left of residency. It's unbelievable to think I joined this site in 2005--7 years ago.

7 years ago I started the journey. I didn't know what to expect, but had a lot of expectations. i remember my first days on the island trying to buy a bicycle, meeting my roommates and future friends, which included an eventual groomsman in my wedding. I joined ValueMD a month into medical school as a place to learn more about my school and discuss ways of resolving issues we had. It guided me through basic and clinical science years.

As I sit here reminiscing, I want to encourage everyone to work hard, avoid distraction and stay the course. i'm graduating from my residency and easily received a great job. I'll be able to pay my loans off even in a 'low' paying field like Family Medicine. I remember being at the bottom in basic sciences and trying to imagine making it to clinicals, but here I am on my way to start life as a private attending.

I'd love for this to be a thread to update on alums to see what everyone is doing. Hope my ValueMD friends are doing well, and I feel like I definitely found support in a difficult time in my life here, and am thankful for that.

Originally Posted by Dr Rich

Is it just me or is this one of the saddest threads in the history of this forum?

It's pretty positive. Well it start positive then a lot of things happened. Kinda like a high school romance, that lead to unexpected pregnacy.

Graduated residency training in 2011.

Board certified, Senior Staff physician and Faculty member in a large primary care residency program in a large inner city.

Also full time Emergency Medicine/Hospitalist Medical Director for another institution (rural).

ALSO in the midst of an MPH degree (did the MBA with Davenport already).

Yeah I know... I'm intentionally busy..and enjoying it!


Keep moving forward guys....whether its with SMU or with whomever.... just dont stop.