one of my instructors at electives told me one day:
I saw all the bites on your completely damaged legs, then I saw the gleaming smile on ur face, getting into the mud and jungle with the rest of the team, I knew that moment that this girl will just survive! she is fearless. this is the doctor we will want to take on expeditions.

another instructor said another day:
you’re not just an extremely gifted artist, you’ll soon become an amazing physician-artist, just like dr frank netter, the best physician-artist that ever exisited.

Just sharing a few of the best compliments I’ve ever received in my life, and the most horrific septic-looking bites you will have ever seen.

And I consulted, examined, made diagnoses for and treated a few big families of 6 or 7. I’m glad I had paediatrics as my previous rotation. Still, I hope they are still doing well now.

Spent 2 days doing some vet medicine too. we helped give vaccinations to the horses at our ranch, and we get to drain the sinus of a chronically infected horse.

yes. I am still alive.