April 2005 Update

Well,
The NRMP (National Residency Match Program) is concluded; I matched at Tulane University in New Orleans, Louisiana for a 4 year residency in Psychiatry! This is a true blessing, as my parents live in the area, and it is a University program, which has easy access to elite Fellowship programs (Child Pyschiatry, Forensic Psychiatry, and Emergency Psychiatry). So, I will drive away from Brooklyn and Queens, New York in April, now that I am done with Surgery, and head back South. By the way, Surgery was the toughest rotation I have endured: the call schedule was q 3, meaning I was overnight at the hospital every third night for the 3 months! I was clocking-in 90 hours per week of hospital time, spread out over Emergency Room admissions and Operating Room time. Nontheless, the learning experience and exposure was terrific.

Anyway, I cant wait to return back to the Bayou State; I have been away for 4 years: I lived in Dominica, British West Indies; Miami, Florida, and New York City, New York. I look forward to helping my neighbors and citizens in New Orleans, and getting a great education at a University program such as Tulane.