#WorldHealthDay - Meet Dr. Regina Edmond, MD, OB-GYN
Today, in honor of #WorldHealthDay, we’re featuring a brilliant healthcare worker who was once a student of 4S Founder and CEO, Dr. Phil Chase, and worked with him on college applications.
Meet Dr. Regina Edmond, a doctor who specializes in obstetrics and gynecology (OB-GYN).
OB-GYN is a branch of the medical field that specializes in the care of women during pregnancy, the unborn baby, labor and delivery, and the immediate period after childbirth. They also diagnose and treat diseases in the female reproductive organ. To become a doctor in OB-GYN, most people go through at least 12 years of upper division schooling – 4 years as an undergraduate, 4 years pursuing a Doctor of Medicine degree, and 4 more years in residency.
Dr. Edmond mentions that the hardest thing in medical school “was missing [her] family. There is a lot of isolation when you spend your days (and nights) studying. [She] began studying in groups and taking Sundays to do something fun every week.” However, her curiosity for learning kept her going through the long process.
Since medical school is notoriously hard, she recommends “[keeping] a balance. Continue participating in the other things that interest you while you are going through the process. It makes you a more interesting person. This way, you don’t take yourself too seriously.”
Three tips that she would like to tell herself as a senior in high school are:
Do not compare yourself to others. The journey is within.
Seriousness is great, but relax, you will get there.
If you don’t quit, you will win.
Finally, one thing that Dr. Edmond likes to do for fun is watch movies. She exclaims, “I love movies! I watch them instead of regular TV, especially musicals.” Although studying is important to pursuing a career in medicine, don’t forget to take breaks.
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