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MY THOUGHTS ON GENDER SENSITIVITY & MEDICINE.
MY THOUGHTS ON GENDER SENSITIVITY & MEDICINE.

Does gender really matter in medicine or leadership?

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Medicinethe encouraging docOctober 25, 2017decision making, education, foreign medical graduates, gender, hospitalmedicine, inspiration, life, lifecoach, medical school, medicine, mindfulness, minorities, wisdom, women Comments
Monday Motivation: The Miracle Called Coping.
Lifestylethe encouraging docOctober 22, 2017advice, coping, encouragemnt, Monday, motivation, motivationalComment
Monday Motivation 10/16
Monday Motivation 10/16
Lifestylethe encouraging docOctober 15, 2017career, Encouragement, faith, hope, inspiration, medicine, Monday, motivation, planning, purpose, wisdom Comment
Residency Interview Tips.
Residency Interview Tips.
Medicinethe encouraging docOctober 8, 2017attending, Caribbean, coaching, communication, decision making, doctor, encouragemnt, ERAS, FMG, foreign medical graduates, H1B visa, IMG, inspiration, International medical graduates, interview, J-1 Visa, J1 waiver, medical school, medicine, purpose, residency Comments
The Struggle To Travel Abroad When You're Cameroonian.
Uncategorizedthe encouraging docOctober 8, 2017 Comments
What’s So Good About Being Single
What’s So Good About Being Single

Single people always complain about their relationship status or the lack there of. I'm one to always look for a silver lining; so here are some tips to get your single life popping.

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LifestyleNina LumSeptember 16, 2017Encouragement, faith, single Comments
The Cheapest Way You Can Also Help During An Impending Natural Disaster.
Motivationthe encouraging docSeptember 7, 2017emergency, Encouragement, faith, Harvey, hurricane, Irma, natural disasters, prayerComment
Still Got Student Debt? Here Is How To Get Rid Of Yours Like I Did.
Still Got Student Debt? Here Is How To Get Rid Of Yours Like I Did.
Lifestylethe encouraging docSeptember 4, 2017debt, debtfree, doctor, dollars, Encouragement, finance, life, lifestyle, medical school, money, student loans Comments
A Few Of My Thoughts On Marriage.
A Few Of My Thoughts On Marriage.

People always ask me when I will be getting married but never seek to understand my thoughts on the matter. So I took it upon myself to share what I really think about getting hitched.

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Lifestylethe encouraging docSeptember 1, 2017Encouragement, goals, God, life, lifecoach, love, marriage, purpose, Singleness, wisdom Comments
How I Studied For The USMLE.
Medicinethe encouraging docAugust 27, 2017Caribbean, coaching, foreign medical graduates, hospitalmedicine, inspiration, medical school, medicine, Usmle, wisdom Comments
Strategies To Succeed In Your Caribbean Medical Education.
Strategies To Succeed In Your Caribbean Medical Education.
Medicinethe encouraging docAugust 10, 2017Caribbean, doctor, education, FMG, foreign medical graduates, inspiration, international medocal graduates, medical school Comments
The Folly in my "Wisdom". 
The Folly in my "Wisdom". 

why we should all pray R-rated prayers

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Motivationthe encouraging docJune 16, 2017 Comments
Child Support #2 
Child Support #2 

It is more blessed to give than it is to be given; so you gave and you became a blessing to the least of these.

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Lifestylethe encouraging docJune 5, 2017Encouragement, giving, gratitude, prociaion Comments
Why I Cut Up My Credit Cards.
Why I Cut Up My Credit Cards.

Be financially responsible with plastic (credit cards). If you can't be (like I once was), then do not own one.

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Lifestylethe encouraging docJune 1, 2017balance, Encouragement, finance, frugality Comment
Top Three Things FMGs/IMGs must do to match into US Residency. 
Medicinethe encouraging docMay 6, 2017foreign medical graduates, international medocal graduates, residency, training, USA Comments
How To Stay Healthy While You Travel.
Medicinethe encouraging docMay 5, 2017Comment
Child Support
Lifestylethe encouraging docApril 6, 2017Comment
#mindfulmed: How MINDFULNESS is keeping me stable.
Medicinethe encouraging docMarch 11, 2017advice, attending, hospitalmedicine, inspiration, medicine, mindfulmedComment
My Health Career Feature on BlackmanMD.com

was recently featured on a health career blog written by Chrystel Wekon; a passionate student doctor at Wake Forest. Here are a few snippets that shed some light into my career path. Disclaimer: this was written and published on www.blackmanmd.com

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Medicinethe encouraging docMarch 7, 2017 Comments
Kentucky Lovin'
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