Today marks the beginning of a new journey...

For the past 2 years, I have been actively pursuing acceptance as a medical student.  However, NOW, I am on pursuit of becoming a great physician. It was only just a couple weeks ago, in fact August 7th to be precise, that my reality had been served. With all the studying, the multiple MCAT attempts, the application process and interview, I was destined to become an international medical student. I will be attending Ross University School of Medicine on the island of Dominica in January 2014 (even though I will always be a UA Wildcat at heart!)

This triumph comes with not only a great sacrifice of the freedoms I have enjoyed for the past 7 years, but also a huge excitement for a transition from the corporate world to Clinician. I am officially going to the "other side." Since graduating from the University of Arizona in 2006, I have worked for Cigna Healthcare in multiple facets, both here in the United States and abroad. I have had the luxury of completing my Masters in Business Administration and traveling the world. I have had the luxury and privilege of being apart of a wonderful family, having best friends, and meeting the love of my life. I won't necessarily be giving that all up, but life is about to change in a drastic way. And did I mention that I am starting this adventure at the grand age of 30 years young :)

In the coming weeks, I will have to share the news with my family, friends, and co-workers; I will have to initiate the process for incurring large amounts of debt (LOANS!) and trying to come up with a conclusive packing list for life on an island.

This though will be my outlet and personal account of my experiences, my thoughts and questions of embarking on the journey of becoming a great physician and to inspire people to live with no regrets. Your life is your playground - chase your dreams, try new things, fail, succeed, but have a blast while you do it! Salute!