Right.

You know, um, and we just, like, have a good laugh in clinic, and I think that helps to make them trust me more and to realize, okay, I, I know what I'm talking about, my- their background.

I try to understand them.

You know, when they have multiple, um, issues that are, you know, and many times the women in our culture do.

You know, they're the primary caretakers.

They're the breadwinners, you know, but they also need to take care of the house and maybe, you know, also take care of other family members.

There's so many responsibilities on their shoulders.

Mm-hmm.

So maybe you could share a little bit more about med school and how it was that you got into med school and what that experience was like.

Yeah, so I applied right out of college.

I took the MCAT and didn't do so well as I would have wanted.

That combined with my GPA really like prohibited me from getting into med school.

And I actually had to do a lot of soul searching at that point because there is a lot of self-doubt that creeps in.

You know, I thought I could hear that guidance counselor saying, maybe you should be a nurse, you know, in that situation.

Yeah.

And maybe you could say a little bit more about how you use your background, your lived experience to connect both with patients and with students.

So maybe you could share a little bit more about med school and how it was that you got into med school and what that experience was like.

Yeah, so I applied right out of college.

I took the MCAT and didn't do so well as I would have wanted.

That, combined with my GPA, really prohibited me from getting into med school.

And I actually had to do a lot of soul searching at that point, because there is a lot of self-doubt that creeps in.

I thought I could hear that guidance counselor saying, maybe you should be a nurse in this situation.

But I did research with my mentors.

And maybe you could say a little bit more about how you use your background, your lived experience to connect both with patients and with students.

So maybe you could share a little bit more about med school and how it was that you got into med school and what that experience was like.

Yeah, so I applied right out of college.

I took the MCAT and didn't do so well as I would have wanted.

That combined with my GPA really like prohibited me from getting into med school.

And I actually had to do a lot of soul searching at that point because there is a lot of self-doubt that creeps in.

You know, I thought I could hear that guidance counselor saying, maybe you should be a nurse, you know, in that situation.

Yeah.

And maybe you could say a little bit more about how you use your background, your lived experience to connect both with patients and with students.