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The long way · 1983 – 2027

The long way to residency.

I’ve been in school without a break since I was three: preschool in 2001, a D.O. in 2027. I’m 28 now, and I’ll graduate at 29. This is how I got here.

1983 – 1997From Lebanon to Kern CountyMy mom’s family, from Lebanon to San Jose to Maricopa to Bakersfield.Read this chapter →1998 – 2016Growing up in BakersfieldMy grandmother’s house, a house of our own, and school from the age of three.Read this chapter →2016 – 2023CSU BakersfieldBiology, teaching, and the start of Valley Fever research.Read this chapter →2023 – 2026Medical schoolCHSU, teaching again, Valley Fever in the dust, and building software for medicine.Read this chapter →2026 – 2027 · liveFourth yearRotation by rotation, live from my rotation tracker.Fourth year in full →2027 –Match Day and beyondThe rank list, Match Day, graduation, and residency.Read this chapter →

The strip · Now

Fourth year, live

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