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Tonight’s thoughts 🤍⁣ ⁣ I originally was

Tonight’s thoughts 🤍⁣
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I originally was thinking about this in regards to the misinformation surrounding DOs in the recent media. But then the more I thought about it, it really just applies to life. #knowyourvalue

#WorldMentalHealthDay was a couple of days ago 🌻 I was looking for a throwback picture from my roughest days in medical school - first year - to post along with a caption about my own mental health struggles. But I can’t find any picture of me that accurately represents how I felt during that time in my life. 📚 Partly because I studied alone to limit distractions - so who would have casually snapped a photo of me hunched over the books? But also because I don’t whip out my phone and take a photo when I’m deep in self-doubt and anxiety. Most people don’t. ⁣
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Most of MS1 year, I was in survival mode. But if you scroll back through my feed from that year, you’ll find a bunch pictures like these. Smiling photos in crisp new scrubs and pretty flat lays of study materials. I can promise you that wasn’t how I felt most of the time. I failed my very first exam of medical school, and that rocked my world. 🆘 I felt like an imposter, taking up a seat in med school when someone else would have been more deserving. My family knew, but absolutely none of my friends did. I wasn’t hiding it to “trick” people into thinking I was doing good… I was just focused on trying to hold everything together and make it through my first year of med school. I wasn’t taking pretty photos to paint a false narritave about my life.. I was taking pretty photos on the days I felt good about myself and my accomplishments. This is normal. ⁣
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My point in telling you all this is to bring to light that what we see on social media is not real life. 🖼 Even if our goal is just that. I have always had the intention of being fully authentic on here. The reality is that I have the words to 𝘵𝘦𝘭𝘭 you about my struggles and failures, but I don’t have the photos to 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘸 you. Despite that, I love sharing with you all on here. I just hope you can see that absolutely nobody’s life is glitz and glamour. ⁣
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🥼 Also, going through all these old photos, I realize that @barco.uniforms has truly been through it all with me 💞 Through the late nights in anatomy lab, to clinical rotations, and now to residency. Thankful for a company who serves those who serve others.

These are my favorite kind of photos. The raw, sim

These are my favorite kind of photos. The raw, simple ones that hold an entire days memory.⁣
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After a long day of feeding the cows and shooting clay pigeons in the Texas heat. In between flipping the steak and chicken for homemade fajitas. Getting a little love from my man. ⁣
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I love you @joshuahdz ♥

It’s pretty simple actually. We can always be mo

It’s pretty simple actually. We can always be more forgiving, more compassionate, more willing to help. 🌱🌳

The DO vs. MD debate is old and worn out. I see a

The DO vs. MD debate is old and worn out. I see a lot of DO colleagues hurt over what’s been said in the news lately. The fact is that DO = MD and there’s nothing anyone can say to invalidate that. Working in a large hospital system, I’m often not aware if the physicians and surgeons I meet on a day to day basis are an MD or DO until I see their badge. We have the same education, the same views and the same goals for our patients. We receive the same training, and many times, DOs actually take 𝘵𝘸𝘰 sets of licensing exams because many of us choose to take the MD’s licensing boards in addition to our own. Not only that, we match into residency under the SAME accrediting body (ACGME). 👩🏽‍⚕️👨🏾‍⚕️ Joshua and I are both proud DOs, educated at @tcomunthsc and specializing in Internal Medicine and Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation.
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Wearing our favorite @barco.uniforms white coats and scrubs!! 😍🥼 My go-to scrub set is the Grey’s Anatomy Spandex Stretch and Josh’s is the Grey’s Anatomy Edge.

I hear it’s national boyfriend day 🥰💋 I’

I hear it’s national boyfriend day 🥰💋 I’ll take any excuse to celebrate this man

Anyone else? 😅☕️ ⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ Today feels

Anyone else? 😅☕️ ⁣⁣
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Today feels like a Monday for me because I just switched services! Working on ortho this month and so excited about it 💪🏼 Also taking my COMLEX Level 3 this month! lesssgo!⁣
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What are your goals for October?!

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