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You’re not a savage, you’re an adult with an immature defense mechanism.

by winnell July 12, 2020

by winnell July 12, 2020

While the latest Savage tiktok dance craze took the internet by storm, misguided people continued to roam the world in their savagery. Megan Thee Stallion, the…

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Self Care Self Growth Uncategorized
The quarantine memes are comforting, but it’s okay to cry too.

by winnell April 17, 2020

by winnell April 17, 2020

I’m with you. You are not alone in your feelings. Just remember, it’s a pandemic, not a productivity contest. These five tips below…

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Pre-Med Advice Self Care Self Growth
Finally, a pillow you can cry on.

by winnell December 4, 2019

by winnell December 4, 2019

Join the #strongcry movement of normalizing crying as a sense of tension release instead of bottling up emotions for the fear of appearing…

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Med School Pre-Med Advice Self Care
Check on your medical student friend. They’re probably losing their mind.

by winnell April 7, 2019

by winnell April 7, 2019

In a few months, I will be taking the single most important exam of my medical career. What most people don’t know is…

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ABOUT ME

Welcome To My Blog

I created this blog to keep me invigorated in this arduous fulfilling journey through medicine…

As a former Dental Hygienist, I realized that I wanted to continue providing patients an evidenced-based, personalized approach that was beyond the scope of the oral cavity. With that said, I embarked upon a career change and I am now an Internal Medicine Resident Physician in Massachusetts.

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Despite signing up for residency’s 80 hour work

Despite signing up for residency’s 80 hour work weeks and one day off, I have decided to create my happy space and remind myself every day of my “why”, my reasons, my village, my future and the people who keep me grounded and motivate me to continue in this career.

Four month residency check in. My eyes tell it al

Four month residency check in.

My eyes tell it all 😅.

I just finished a three week block of ICU, which included managing lots of critically ill patients, several codes, lots of CPR and patients that unfortunately did not make it back home to their families.

I’ve learned so much in so little time. I definitely should be very proud of myself although it’s hard when there’s so much of a learning curve and you just feel like you can’t catch a break.

I’m doing my best to give myself credit for the progress I’ve made in this lifelong learning career.

Don’t be fooled by the glitzy highlight reel squares of Instagram medical influencers. Residency is draining - emotionally, mentally and physically. They say it gets better…

Only thing to do is be proactive, take feedback with stride and stay prepared and engage in self care as much as possible.

Sending lots of love to my fellow interns trying to rise above the stress of being a newly minted doctor and fighting burnout on a daily basis.♥️♥️♥️

Sometimes you need a good brunch date to reset fro

Sometimes you need a good brunch date to reset from a two week night shift schedule to remember who you are. It’s all about balance.

Signed, the undisputed Brunch Queen 👑. #saypublico

Featuring @qet_money_honey saying “the pineapple’s really good” 😂 (slide 3)

How to Match Into your #1 Top Choice Residency Pro

How to Match Into your #1 Top Choice Residency Program !

Let me first tell you, board scores aren’t everything, so don’t be discouraged from applying to reach programs and don’t ever sell yourself short!

The most important thing for matching your top choice program is creating a sales pitch of the short and long-term goals and naming three things that your future residency has that align with those goals.

Next it’s networking by attending every open house or webinar and getting on the radar of these programs by asking questions or following up to thank speakers.

After words, you should find a point of contact at the program in tactful way that you can express your specific short and long-term goals.

Lastly, the most important thing you need to establish when speaking one on one with program representatives whether it be program directors or residents is your particular leadership abilities, experience and show them how much it would be a great addition to the program.

I explain specific tips for matching your number one choice program in the blog linked in my bio 🖕🏾

Goodluck !

📢 GIVEAWAY TIME ‼ Healthcare professionals a

📢 GIVEAWAY TIME ‼

Healthcare professionals and Med students, this contest is for you! ⚕🏥

💛 I'm giving away Gold titanium stethoscope valued at $159. 🩺

To enter, follow these 3 simple steps:

1️⃣ Follow @winwithwinnell
2️⃣ Send me a DM saying “Win” to receive the official contest entry link.
3️⃣ Tag 2 people who should follow @winwithWinnell

✔ Bonus entries: tag this contest on your Instagram story!

Contest ends: October 12, 2021

Good luck! 😉

Have you ever experienced countertransference? C

Have you ever experienced countertransference?

Countertransference is the emotional reaction from the clinician to patient or client tied to feelings they’ve experienced reminding them of a specific person, place or time. Sometimes I forget how jaded medicine can make you. I often forget how abnormal it is to see sick and dying people on a daily basis when compared to professions outside of healthcare.

I encounter patients daily that remind me of my friends and family members. The line of professional patient relationship and countertransference empathy is sometimes blurred. Of course you always want to go above and beyond for your patience but sometimes but it’s still a delicate balance of doing the best that you can and not over exhausting yourself because there’s only so much that can be done.

Continuing to work within this delicate balance and maintain a good work lifestyle balance.

How about you, have you ever experienced counter transference?

Bye Bye NYC - I’m officially a Massachusetts res

Bye Bye NYC - I’m officially a Massachusetts resident. Bittersweet day at the DMV turning in my New York License 😩. New York was a great 12 years but it’s upward and onward to new beginnings in my native New England. I’ll miss the 24 hour deli, delicious $1 pizza, NY swag and attitude, taxi hailing, best Thai food and my gorgeous license photo haha. Until next time ✌🏾

📸: @adele.makulova

When you finally make it to campus to touch the ic

When you finally make it to campus to touch the iconic boot of Founder John Harvard for Good luck 🎉👏🏾.

The irony is Harvard was founded in 1638, a time when my ancestors were enslaved and forbidden formal education and literacy to now becoming a medical doctor speaks volumes.

Keep going! You belong in the rooms they tried to close on you!

Never forget!

The perks of residency life, well mine at least ☺️:

♦️I get a paycheck once a week every week.

♦️I’m only an hour away from my family so I can see them more often. I’ve seen my family more in residency that I’ve seen in four years of medical school.

♦️I live 7 minutes drive away and only fill my gas tank once a month 😊

♦️My program is super supportive and has unlimited access to resources to pursue any career interest.

♦️My co-residents have a great team dynamic.

♦️I live alone and have the apartment to myself so I can really engage in self-care and I have so much more space than I had in New York City.

♦️I found a Dominican salon and I will be utilizing it because Lord knows natural hair is a lot to maintain especially with the busy schedule

♦️Word on the street is Boston is a great place for single black women so heyyy future husbae 😂😆

The irony of being in healthcare is that while you

The irony of being in healthcare is that while you sacrificed so much to dedicate yourself to nurturing and sustaining the life of others, your own health begins to fall by the wayside.

As someone who lives to promote self-care and making time for self, I can admit that I’ve always been on “go mode” and often put some of my priorities aside. Sometimes it was for the benefit of academics and also for preserving the health of close people around me. But, in life you’ll learn that putting yourself first isn’t selfish but rather noble.

You should always prioritize yourself before anyone else. I’m glad to be taking a few days off from work although I wish it was in better circumstances but I’m prayerful and hopeful that I will be back up and running to my full potential. Thanks for everyone who checked in on me this past week. Let’s push through, power on and pedal forward the best way we know how ! 😊♥️ #residencylife #residencyprogram #medicinelife

Storytime: Apartment hunting miracles. When I wa

Storytime: Apartment hunting miracles.

When I was planning on moving to the Boston/Cambridge area, I had viewed a couple of apartments and I wanted to make sure I had an apartment that would be within 10 minutes of the hospital for residency and I also wanted to live in an apartment complex that would have a lot of amenities including a gym, pool and lounge space that would be more conducive to meeting people and socializing since I was new to the area. I was actually pretty shocked and surprised at how expensive and almost close to New York City rental costs were in Boston. I had found this dream apartment online that showed a very hip and happening social scene with restaurants, bars, shopping centers, movie theaters and so much more and I instantly fell in love with it. I went to tour this apartment and I loved it so much BUT, the available apartments at the time were totally out of my budget so I had to decline.

Afterwards, I went on an apartment hunt again and found a different apartment that was still pretty pricey but within my budget, although the space wasn’t so huge.

Then, two months later, I got an email. It was from my dream apartment complex and they told me that they have a unit available that was within my budget!! I jumped on that application so quickly and here I am.

Look at God !

So excited to finally fully unpack and furnish this place to make it homey since I’ll be here for a minimum of 3 years 🙏🏾💗

First Day on the job as Dr. Savice. Send your pray

First Day on the job as Dr. Savice. Send your prayers and well wishes. Heading into my first shift 😊😅😩❤️🙏🏾🥳🥰

When your prayers come to light. 🙏🏾♥️🙏🏾♥️✨✨✨

📸: @adele.makulova

Birthday Shenanigans Pt 2 I promise this my Mood

Birthday Shenanigans Pt 2

I promise this my Mood 4 Eva !!!

Birthday Shenanigans Pt 1 Living life to fullest

Birthday Shenanigans Pt 1

Living life to fullest; the only way I know how. 🤷🏾‍♀️💃🏾

I’m happy in real life, even if I don’t post a

I’m happy in real life, even if I don’t post all the joys on social media.

Don’t get me wrong I love sharing bits and pieces of my life like the triumphs and failures as a means of motivation and inspiration but I also feel that sometimes we become too engulfed in this app that we forgot that real life blossoms so much more outside these photo squares and likes.

I’ve never done any of this for “fame or followers“ but entirely as a creative outlet that doubles as a helping hand to someone in need of mentorship or uplift.

Because real life is so much more delicate and precious than a filter or like will ever be, I have decided to scale my content and moderate it to the intensity that I feel is best. If I want to post more, I will. If I’m too exhausted , you’ll get some static posts in a week...or so. My stories are still pretty active so catch me on there. As always, slide in my DMs with any questions, commentary to chat about- I’ll be thurr. ☺️

And I’ll never get over how a group of first gen

And I’ll never get over how a group of first generation doctors took over Mexico with so much melanin, swag and grace !

Such a much needed vacation. I’ll be photo dumping all week to continue basking in the excellence of it all.

First of all, the hospitality in Mexico is truly unmatched and I’ll definitely be returning ♥️

Second of all, we’re fully vaccinated vacationers.

Third of all, we’re coming to a hospital near you July 2021 !!!! ayiyiyiyi

My official out of the office notice. As I heade

My official out of the office notice.

As I headed to airport, I thought to myself, “I forgot my stethoscope”.

Oh wait, I’m on vacation !!!

#medicalschoolfinale

Obligatory Med Student Selfie*

Life Update:
♦️I found an apartment in Massachusetts and I’m moving June 1!
♦️I have two days left of medical school.
♦️I need to go car shopping.
♦️To say I’m exhausted would be an understatement but I’m hanging in there.

I hope you’re doing well 👋🏾 🥰♥️

Last Match Day photo dump. Thanks for all the co

Last Match Day photo dump.

Thanks for all the congratulations, well wishes and support. I never realized the true depths of how much sharing my story impacted others until your comments shared recently. I’m humbly honored and privileged to share in this space.

I have God to thank for ALL of it. The fears, the tears, the sleepless nights, the disappointments, the trauma, the love, the faith, the support, the blessings have all culminated to this very point in my life and it’s all so emotional.

This is for my family.
This is for Liberia 🇱🇷.
This is for the patients in underserved communities crippled by systemic racism.
This is for Provyyy.
This is for the people who thought they’d never make it beyond a statistic.
This is for everyone who chooses FAITH over FEAR because God is REAL.

♥️🥺♥️🥺

I’m excited for this new journey to continue my passion and help our people truly get free. - Dr. Savice 🥰💞

#Harvardbound

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