2. What it means to be Pre-med
I am a wonderful, amazing person who
Rescued children from burning houses
Built 50 houses with my bare hands by myself
for 50 different families
Volunteered in the ER
Holds leadership positions in 10 different
organizations…..

4. Seriously?

5. But actually…
0 Although that might be all rainbows and unicorns for
a pre med life, truth be told...
0 Never volunteered in a hospital
0 Never shadowed a physician
0 Not good when it comes to handling children
0 ( Id probably leave them in the burning house…KIDDING)

7. Realization
0 Being Pre-Med or being a Cornellian we feel bound to
the path everyone else takes
0 Majors
0 Extra circular
0 Gap year path
0 I started freaking out because not only was I not on
that path but I never even realized there was a path I
should follow
0 My focus was always short term (2 years)

9. The End… To A New
Beginning
0 The end… time to graduate
0 I didn't’ know what I was doing
0 How I should spend my gap year
0 How to take the traditional path everyone else does
0 There is no time for me to go back and fix things

11. My Savior
0 The Urban Semester Program
0 My new start
0 Take this opportunity to learn about myself
0 Find my interests

13. What did I learn about myself during my
time in this program?
0 Its okay to take time
0 Once your in med school its over
0 Figure out the path that’s right for you
0 I want to go to med school
0 But first I want to correct my flaws
0 Be the absolute best
0 How there's so much I don’t know that I don’t know
0 Finance
0 Agriculture
0 CS
0 Fashion
0 Creating a more proactive lifestyle
0 Reading articles
0 Engaging with people- listening to them- their story
0 Walk in to every situation as a learning experience. Even if you know
it

15. What did I learned (in terms of new skills
and knowledge) from this experience?
0 Taking my set of skills and utilizing it in places that need it
0 Service work
0 Abroad
0 Never loose sight of an idea
0 Learned everything by looking at your habits
0 Ways of thinking
0 Narrow because of being pre med
0 Stay informed about what's around you
0 Simple conversation
0 Being well rounded… gateway into leadership
0 Patient component

16. 0 Work ethic
0 Being the master of whatever it is you do
0 Being the best silent fly on the wall
0 Find a way for it to work for you
0 Organization
0 Out reach program at Woodhull
0 ED at Woodhull
0 Social Responsibility
0 Service work
0 Being aware of the culture that surrounds you
0 Leadership
0 Proactive vs. Reactive The exceptional leader is always thinking
three steps ahead. Working to master his/her own environment
with the goal of avoiding problems before they arise.
0 Step I want to take to be the best physician I can be

17. Message for us all…
“Ask the learned, speak
to the wise, and
associate with the
poor.”