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I graduated medical school today.
Here’s a thread of everything I’ve gone through that has made me the doctor that I am today.
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Here’s a thread of everything I’ve gone through that has made me the doctor that I am today.
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Today, I am officially a doctor.
With all the odds stacked against me, I am a physician. I was born into poverty. To a single mother bc my father was in prison. Since he’s been out, I’ve watched him battle alcoholism. I witnessed domestic abuse. As a little kid I was constantly
With all the odds stacked against me, I am a physician. I was born into poverty. To a single mother bc my father was in prison. Since he’s been out, I’ve watched him battle alcoholism. I witnessed domestic abuse. As a little kid I was constantly
anxious worrying about survival. I saw illegal sh.t & violence on the south side of Chicago daily. I didn’t even have a 7th grade math teacher. Experienced a huge culture shock moving to Naperville a white & wealthy suburb. I really wanted to be white. Yea you read that right!
Fell into depression as an adolescent. Dealt with mentally & emotionally abusive relationships in high school & college. Got kicked out of the L at Xavier sophomore year bc I couldn’t afford room & board. Slept on my cousins couch working overnight shifts to support myself at
Walgreens. Suffered my first panic attack 1st year of medical school. Tested below average on my exams. Failed COMLEX level 1. Got kicked out of housing during COVID. 2 car accidents in 1 year. Ceiling leak, drywall falling through & my apartment was like, shrugs*, & now I’m BIG
BROKE cause medical school doesn’t support you during the transition into residency.
From day 1 of medical school, it was never about how intellectual sound I was or how I compared to my overachieving classmates. It has always been about the mental war of overcoming confidence
From day 1 of medical school, it was never about how intellectual sound I was or how I compared to my overachieving classmates. It has always been about the mental war of overcoming confidence
in myself, learning what I could for future patients, & establishing solid ground in community work.
Despite everything, I finished two degrees in 8 years & became a doctor at 26. Black women are hand crafted by God, okay. Through all of it I’m not jaded at all. I still believe
Despite everything, I finished two degrees in 8 years & became a doctor at 26. Black women are hand crafted by God, okay. Through all of it I’m not jaded at all. I still believe
that even though this world is beyond f.cked up, I’m here to be a vessel of love. I’m here to heal our communities. &I’m forever & forever grateful for the calling & the opportunity to serve.
Dr. Kyshari Dominique McCullough, DO
Dr. Kyshari Dominique McCullough, DO
