On being an OB/GYN

When I grow up...I don't want to be a poet....

Contrary to popular belief I do not want to pursue a full time career in writing. Are books and touring and conferences something I would like to experience? Yes. But just that alone is far too mundane for me. If you know me I live for fun. excitement. adreline. nervousness. that funny fluttering feeling in your stomach that you get and it makes you borderline nauseous. I live for the challenge.

So what do you want to be Believe?

An OB/GYN. Obstetrician & Gynecologist. In the shortest explanation: I want to work with pregnancies, mothers, the expectant, and babies.

What's your path?
It's pretty clear. Stanford for Pre-Med. Stanford for Med School. Might take my residency at John Hopkins. I want to travel as much as I can during Residency so I might head to Europe for that. Be OB/GYN delivering babies by 28? 25 would be the absolute dream. Also Im not naive enough to think plans wont get changed but I have enough faith to believe that I can achieve it if I want to.

What's your why?
I love children and I have always loved "birth" lol that's such a weird way to say it. But growing and birthing a whole human in you has always been such a beautiful and breathtaking thing to me. I think it's why I enjoy Psalms 139 so much!

But also my why is for people who look like me. Black mothers are 3-4 times more likely to die from "complications" than white women. This is not because black women are more likely to suffer from complication causing diseases such as diabetes or hypertension but also due to the fact that most doctors are trained to believe black women suffer less pain than white women and often ignore their concerns when abnormal pain arises. This is not based on wealth but race- read Serena Williams.

They are mistreated in the hospital place. A place where their life rests literally in the hands of their doctors. They are vulnerable. Someone once said "A doctor to a black woman is what a cop is for a black man."

I want to change things. I want to give black woman a chance to live- to raise their kids. I want to give black children a chance. I need to do it for me. I need to do it for my mother.