Becoming a Medical Student

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“In healthcare, there is often too much information and not enough time. Here at The Melanin Initiative, we avoid TMI by breaking things down into language you can understand, we create a safe space to ask your questions, and share our nursing perspective without taking too much of your time."

Today we're talking to special guest, Clarence Sams, as we begin a new series called: Becoming a Physician. We're going to follow his journey to becoming a physician. Each semester he will return to share his experience as we watch his career, vision, and practice evolve. 

In episode 1, we discuss:

•  His journey to becoming a medical student
• Mentors and peers who helped him along the way
• How he selected his medical school 
• His vision for the future 
• His perspective of the current state of healthcare and where he sees it going in the next ten years
• What he learned that he didn't know prior to medical school
• What he wished he would have known prior to starting medical school

Connect with Clarence Sams:
Instagram: 

• @samsiimed
• https://www.instagram.com/samsiimed/ 

TikTok: 

• @samsiimed
• https://www.tiktok.com/@samsiimed

Resource:
Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science 

• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/charlesrdrewu/?img_index=1
• Website: https://www.cdrewu.edu/

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