Hello, I’m a second-year M.D. student (23F) in Boston. Accepted straight to an accelerated program out of high school, I’m very lucky and grateful to have been accepted to a selective medical school so young.
I spent my time in undergrad taking cognitive anthropology, philosophy of mind, religious anthro, medical anthro, neuroscience of sex/cognition, and other hard science courses to create my version of a Cognitive Science background. I’ve researched in the largest cognitive science of religion study ever done, and am grateful to be academically close to the PI still. I grew up coding and in robotics, so my background has foundation in “if, then” statements.
I post often on Substack, Instagram, and been outspoken through other means, which have resulted in me winning an award at MIT for a theory on dissociation & creative simulative ability. I am not afraid of politics, especially where they intersect with technology and medicine. I’ve had stream-of-consciousness Automatism art of mine shown at a Harvard gallery.
I don’t know what I want to do with my MD after all this. Neurology makes sense, but I feel like I’m more of a writer and thinker and artist, than a repetitive do-er. But people are always my main thought and main concern, so all I want to do is care for others.
I’d carefully examine the plan to do an MD given the breadth of you interest/capabilities. It seems like you could do a lot of things and the opportunity cost is pretty high. Certainly if your goal is caring for others, I’d question it. Not just what comes after, but whether it really makes sense to do.
Hello, I’m a second-year M.D. student (23F) in Boston. Accepted straight to an accelerated program out of high school, I’m very lucky and grateful to have been accepted to a selective medical school so young.
I spent my time in undergrad taking cognitive anthropology, philosophy of mind, religious anthro, medical anthro, neuroscience of sex/cognition, and other hard science courses to create my version of a Cognitive Science background. I’ve researched in the largest cognitive science of religion study ever done, and am grateful to be academically close to the PI still. I grew up coding and in robotics, so my background has foundation in “if, then” statements.
I post often on Substack, Instagram, and been outspoken through other means, which have resulted in me winning an award at MIT for a theory on dissociation & creative simulative ability. I am not afraid of politics, especially where they intersect with technology and medicine. I’ve had stream-of-consciousness Automatism art of mine shown at a Harvard gallery.
I don’t know what I want to do with my MD after all this. Neurology makes sense, but I feel like I’m more of a writer and thinker and artist, than a repetitive do-er. But people are always my main thought and main concern, so all I want to do is care for others.
I love to talk, so please send me a message:)
I’d carefully examine the plan to do an MD given the breadth of you interest/capabilities. It seems like you could do a lot of things and the opportunity cost is pretty high. Certainly if your goal is caring for others, I’d question it. Not just what comes after, but whether it really makes sense to do.