Book

Along with my mentor, Dr. George Rawls, I have co-authored a book entitled “So You Want to be a Doctor: A Guide for Students from High School through Retirement”.

No less an authority than the esteemed pediatric neurosurgeon from Johns Hopkins, and best-selling author of Gifted Hands, Dr. Benjamin Carson, endorses the book with a powerful foreword saying: “This book is a rather unique offering…using personal stories in a very interesting way to bring home all the pertinent points that should be pondered when considering a medical career.” While there are several books on the subject of the path to becoming a physician, this book is singular in its approach and broad in the scope of topics it covers related to pursuit of a career in medicine.

As a recent graduate from medical school, I am well acquainted with the ups and downs of that critical phase of a student’s life from first entertaining the thought of becoming a physician to the triumphant moment of walking across the stage a medical school graduate. As outlined in the book I was the first in my family to attend college, let alone dream about pursing a career as a physician. There was no role model to guide me through the tedious MCAT study process, the arduous admission process, or the all-important job of selecting the right medical school. But while this pre-matriculation stage was difficult, nothing compared to the challenges I faced during medical school.

Throughout my medical school trials and triumphs outlined in the book, from being removed from my freshman class due to academic deficiencies to being acknowledged by the American Medical Association as “one of twenty most energetic and gifted students” during my junior year, I found myself constantly wondering how I could help illuminate another student’s successful path towards the pursuit of this noble profession. This book is a product of that desire, providing a comprehensive vision of the empowering journey of becoming a physician, while maintaining a realistic view of the sacrifices necessary to achieve this goal.

Please contact me through my linkedin page (listed under the blog roll to the right) for an autographed copy.