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What Was I Doing Before Med: Honours Health Sciences Program, Child Health Specialization at McMaster University

#1 Piece of Advice: You are allowed and encouraged to have a life outside of med! The things that fill your cup will help you understand yourself, get through the hard days, and connect better with your patients and their families. Taking time for yourself doesn’t take away from being a good clinician—it’s part of what makes you a better one, and a few years down the line, those are the memories you’ll keep and cherish from medical school! 

Hot take from first year med: It’s impossible to identify the shape of a murmur (maybe next year)

Fav part of med school so far: Meeting my friends!

The **Moment** you got into med: I hadn’t slept at all the night before and once it hit 8 AM, I kept flipping over my phone to check my email. Once I found out I got in, I called my friends and went straight to sleep.

Hobbies: Concerts, reading, cooking, trying new restaurants, running/gymming, and performing.

Theme song: You’ll Always Find Your Way Back Home, Hannah Montanah

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What Was I Doing Before Med: Psychology Neuroscience and Behaviour, mental health specialization at McMaster University

#1 Piece of Advice: Give yourself so much grace, try new things, and step outside your comfort zone. You are going to grow so much; give yourself the space to do so and take time to pursue who you are outside of medicine.

Hot take from first year med: I don’t care about the running propaganda, you will never catch me in a race whether that be a 5k, 10k, half, or full marathon.

Fav part of med school so far: The lovely people i’ve met 🫶

The **Moment** you got into med: I was driving to hamilton on the highway! Saw the offer letter notification and had to drive for a whole hour before opening it or telling anyone.

Hobbies: Yoga, travelling, gymming, reading tarot 😊

Theme song: Vienna by billy joel

Pronouns: He/Him

What Was I Doing Before Med: Bachelor of Health Sciences (Honours) at Queen’s University 

#1 Piece of Advice: Take it easy! You don’t have to constantly be on the grind. What others are doing is separate from what you’re doing. Have fun with it! Do what interests you and what makes you happy, not what you think you should be doing.   

Hot take from first year med: No one cares if you get 100s on your tests or if you failed a few. At the end of the 4 years, we’re all going to end up with the same 2 letters after our names. Sometimes, just passing and not excelling is okay <3

Fav part of med school so far: So much free food…. and I guess the people I met too I suppose 🙄

The **Moment** you got into med: I thought I did so bad on my interviews and was so confident I was getting rejected I told everyone that results were out and that I got rejected. Fast forward 20 minutes I’m ecstatic, my moms crying on my floor, and my dad & sister are going “WHY DID YOU LIE??” I immediately went to my little brother’s school and got the office to call him down and told him the news :))

Hobbies: Reading! Fishing! Bed rotting! Seeing friends! Running (sorry Rozhin)! Music!

Theme song: Rock me by One Direction

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What Was I Doing Before Med: Bachelor of Health Sciences Honours, majoring in Biomedical Sciences at the University of Calgary

#1 Piece of Advice: Try everything once - you never know when it which moments are once-in-a-lifetime

Hot take from first year med: Your academy is the least interesting thing about you :)

Fav part of med school so far: The community, the city, and being put outside of my comfort zone!

The **Moment** you got into med: I was just dropped off at work when the email came in, I immediately ran back to tell my mom! My coworkers found out because I was smiling a bit too wide through the day :)

Hobbies: Running, knitting, reading, eating ice cream

Theme song: secrets from a girl by Lorde

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What Was I Doing Before Med: Western Medical Science, Honours Specialization in Physiology

#1 piece of Advice: Don’t take everything so seriously!

Hot take from first year med: The JVP doesn’t actually exist (as far as I’m concerned).

Fav part of med school so far: Going to Canadian Brewhouse with my med friends and completing the Great Canadian Burger Challenge (6 patty bacon cheeseburger + extra large buffalo chicken poutine) and getting a free shirt!

The **Moment** you got into med: Hugged my parents!

Hobbies: Running, Badminton, Reading, Hiking, Camping, Playing with my cats and turtle

Theme Song: Long Time Running by The Tragically Hip