Board Certified

Last Monday I got the most exciting news earlier than expected. I am now a Board Certified internist! This was the culmination of three years of training in internal medicine at Cleveland Clinic and UCSD, and the next step in a lifetime of learning to be the best doctor I can be for my patients.

I became "board eligible" after June 2021 when I graduated from residency at UCSD. I started to study using ACP's MKSAP in Jan 2021, but I took it up a step starting July 1 once fellowship began. I studied 2-3 hours each weeknight and spent each weekend studying throughout the two months before my exam at the end of August. By the time test day arrived, I had completed 2400 practice questions (from MKSAP and UWorld) and read each chapter of ACP's Board Basics multiple times. I felt as ready as I could be. It was so gratifying to find out that I'm not Board Certified. Our residency class at UCSD had a 100% pass rate this year, which is a remarkable achievement for my program and my peers. 

A year ago I took a leap of faith by choosing to move from Cleveland Clinic to UCSD for my final year of residency. It was the best thing for our family, but it was intimidating to change programs for the final year of training. There's no published guide for how to do this, and every time I think about how things played out I get goosebumps because it was a flawless transition in all respects. UCSD ended up being an incredible place to train, and I'm so grateful for the ways big and small that the program took care to make sure my transition went well. The way they supported and cared for me when my father unexpectedly passed away in May 2021 will be something that I'll remember fondly forever.

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