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Creating My Virtual Med School Space In Quarantine

Creating My Virtual Med School Space In Quarantine

Graduate School, quarantine tips, guest writerMALIKA GRAYSONOctober 7, 2020graduate school, virtual learning, virtual classroom, med schoolComment

How Did Feeling Like The 'token' Black Woman Affect Your Experience? Did It Make You Question Your Achievements?

How Did Feeling Like The 'token' Black Woman Affect Your Experience? Did It Make You Question Your Achievements?

When nobody in graduate school looks like you, it is easy to feel tokenized. Hear Funmi’s experience.

FeaturesMALIKA GRAYSONAugust 17, 2020graduate school, tips, advice, tokenism, imposter syndrome

What Was Your Hardest Year And Why? Pt III

What Was Your Hardest Year And Why? Pt III

There are so many hard moments in graduate school that can be overwhelming. Sometimes we forget we are not alone

FeaturesMALIKA GRAYSONJuly 16, 2020graduate school, tips, advice, hardest year

What Was Your Hardest Year And Why? Pt II

What Was Your Hardest Year And Why? Pt II

There are so many hard moments in graduate school that can be overwhelming. Sometimes we forget we are not alone

FeaturesMALIKA GRAYSONJuly 16, 2020graduate school, advice, tips, hardest year

How Did You Make Sure You Had Work/Life Balance? Pt II

How Did You Make Sure You Had Work/Life Balance? Pt II

Sometimes we forget what it means to have work-life balance. It’s easy to get lost

FeaturesMALIKA GRAYSONJuly 10, 2020graduate school, tips, advice, balance

How Did You Make Sure You Had Work/Life Balance? Pt I

How Did You Make Sure You Had Work/Life Balance? Pt I

Sometimes we forget what it means to have work-life balance. It’s easy to get lost

FeaturesMALIKA GRAYSONJuly 10, 2020graduate school, tips, advice, balance

What Was Your Self-Care Method And Coping Mechanism? Pt II

What Was Your Self-Care Method And Coping Mechanism? Pt II

How do we manage our emotions and stressful situations especially when it comes to self-care

FeaturesMALIKA GRAYSONJuly 9, 2020graduate school, tips, advice

What Was Your Self-Care Method And Coping Mechanism? Pt I

What Was Your Self-Care Method And Coping Mechanism? Pt I

How do we manage our emotions and stressful situations especially when it comes to self-care

FeaturesMALIKA GRAYSONJuly 9, 2020graduate school, tips, advise

What Was Your Biggest Fear In Entering Graduate School? Pt II

What Was Your Biggest Fear In Entering Graduate School? Pt II

Thinking about entering graduate school can be daunting. Let’s talk about fears

FeaturesMALIKA GRAYSONJuly 8, 2020graduate school, tips, advice