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Applying to Residency is Scary.

Applying to Residency is Scary.

The Match can be a horribly stressful time. Since submitting my ERAS application in late-September, I find myself thinking about my future in medicine all too often. I’ve worked so hard for the last 3 years trying to do everything possible to increase my chances of matching into my

Fainting in the OR

Fainting in the OR

"We cannot change anything until we accept it. Condemnation does not liberate, it oppresses." - Carl Jung "I can't believe this is happening again," I thought to myself in a slight panic as I felt the blood leaving my brain and pooling in my

Cerebral Palsy Fundraiser

Cerebral Palsy Fundraiser

My nephew, Jack, was born with cerebral palsy and has undergone a battery of tests and procedures to ultimately diagnose and treat him properly. He recently underwent a difficult tendon transfer operation to increase his chances of having the ability to walk. In honor of Jack, and my sister &

My Low-Stress LEVEL / STEP 1 Write-Up

My Low-Stress LEVEL / STEP 1 Write-Up

Outlined below is the study strategy that I used to prepare for LEVEL & STEP 1 medical board exams. I have used an Anki-focused approach with the AnKing deck on AnkiHub since the beginning of medical school, which significantly affected the decisions I made for myself regarding boards prep. I

So Good They Can't Ignore You

So Good They Can't Ignore You

You can purchase the book here: Hardcover | Kindle Rule #1: Don’t Follow Your Passion 💡The Passion Hypothesis: The key to occupational happiness is to first figure out what you’re passionate about and then find a job that matches this passion. Newport explains why he believes subscribing to the

How to Set Up The 8BitDo Controller for Anki in Medical School (MacOS)

How to Set Up The 8BitDo Controller for Anki in Medical School (MacOS)

Anki is a popular flashcard application used by medical students worldwide to help remember all the information that we learn in school. Given that we spend so much time sitting at a computer, it’s important to have ergonomic alternatives that both enhance studying and protect our body. This makes

Antifragility In Medicine

Antifragility In Medicine

The following is an essay of mine that was recently published in NSU-KPCOM's student newsletter, SGA Rounds. You can access the full newsletter edition here. With permission from the publisher, the full essay can be read below. At times, many of us might naturally tend to avoid challenges

My Favorite Books from the First Half of 2022

My Favorite Books from the First Half of 2022

I managed to read 18 books during the first half of 2022. Below, I’ve included short summaries of my favorites that I’d recommend to just about anyone. You can find the complete list at the end. The Art of Learning by Josh Waitzkin | Paperback I loved this book.

Atomic Habits

Atomic Habits

You can purchase the book here: Hardcover | Kindle | Audiobook This past semester (M1 Summer) was particularly challenging for me. The course content increased, but the allotted time between exams shortened. Soon after starting the term I began to burn out. I was drifting further away from achieving my goals as

Responsibility Overwhelm

Responsibility Overwhelm

As I approach my 2nd year, I am further fragmenting my time between studying, extracurriculars, preparing for new leadership roles, organizing my research, and maintaining my personal life. At times I feel that it’s unrealistic for me to believe that I can do it all, and do it all

Beliefs & Mindsets

Beliefs & Mindsets

I listened to a thought-provoking podcast recently with Drs. Andrew Huberman and Alia Crum [https://hubermanlab.com/dr-alia-crum-science-of-mindsets-for-health-performance/] , during which they talk about Dr. Crum [https://psychology.stanford.edu/people/alia-crum]’s research on how our beliefs and mindsets can affect our health. Dr. Crum described a study [https://dash.

Combating Anxiety & Overstimulation

Combating Anxiety & Overstimulation

It wasn’t until after finishing my first semester when I realized that I had been overstimulating myself. I rarely took a day off and I was mostly managing my stress with distractions like Netflix, podcasts, or YouTube. As a result, it took me almost the entire first week of

Books I Read In March 2022

Books I Read In March 2022

Total Pages Read: 1,694 | Inspired by Cal Newport Loonshots [https://amzn.to/3MCSwzw] by Safi Bahcall | Paperback Bahcall, a physicist-turned-businessman, uses phase transitions and the theory of emergence to explain how companies, organizations, and empires interact in order to nurture loonshots — the crazy ideas that are initially widely rejected

My Study Strategy for Medical School | OMS-I

My Study Strategy for Medical School | OMS-I

Meta-Macro My study strategy is intertwined with my time management system [https://www.jessefsimon.com/my-time-management-system/]. I use a fixed-schedule productivity [https://www.jessefsimon.com/deep-work/] approach, only allowing myself to study between 7 am and 5 pm every day, except Saturdays (rest day). Leveraging Parkinson's Law, this