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We (Patrick and Nancy) met as pre-med students at Stanford University, bonding over our shared desire to serve others through medicine. From medical school to residency, we pursued careers in Integrated Plastic Surgery and Obstetrics & Gynecology before switching to Anesthesiology and Radiology, respectively.
Every stage of our journey—student, resident, fellow, and practicing physician—ushered in new challenges, from time constraints, financial difficulties to relationship strain and mental health hurdles.
The common factor? Medical training and the practice of medicine can often come at a severe cost to our well-being. To compound this, we are often left to navigate the most challenging and sometimes bleakest periods of our lives without crucial support systems to help mitigate these challenges.
Reaching this stage of our journey has required grit, resilience, grace under pressure, and sometimes being strong enough to be vulnerable. We’ve encountered many helping hands along the way, and we both made a commitment that one day, we would pay it forward.
That day is finally here as we launch "Journey Through Medicine" on "Giving Tuesday.
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