![]() Indeed, as much as I love medicine, the best summer of my life was spent as a copy editor at ESPN, and I think it speaks very much to our culture at BIDMC that we bring together a group with such diverse backgrounds and interests. Speaking of life outside the hospital, I'm a bit of a sports fanatic and my free time is often spent on the tennis or basketball court or running along the Charles (with a mask, of course) or cheering for my hometown Portland Trailblazers. Ultimately, I wanted to go to a place where I could learn to be a great doctor but also continue to grow in other facets of my life. ![]() There are undoubtedly a number of IM programs that offer a fantastic education, a breath of research opportunities, diverse clinical exposure, and outstanding mentorship, but, in my view, there are only a handful that do all of that while still looking out for its residents and thinking about who they are outside the walls of the hospital. In particular, what drew me to BIDMC was the intimacy of the program. I subsequently moved back to the east coast for medical school at Brown and was absolutely thrilled to match at BI and to get to stay in this area. ![]() I initially came out to Massachusetts for undergrad at Amherst College, where I studied neuroscience, before taking a couple years off to do diabetes advocacy work in San Francisco. I'm originally from Portland, OR, though have spent lots of time on both coasts. ![]()
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