aalapshahmd on
December 12, 2019
BUILDING MY PRACTICE - THE PROCESS (PART 1 - GETTING STARTED)
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Here's a snapshot of the first half of my year-long curriculum where I will shed lights on my experiences as an independent physician an...
aalapshahmd on
July 09, 2019
I PAY $40K A YEAR TO DO MY JOB
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Organic chemistry, call shifts, and board exams. These are just a few of the many hurdles we have overcome to earn those letters after our last name.
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Our extensive t...
aalapshahmd on
May 07, 2019
#SCICOMM TUESDAYS
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Dr. Karen Sibert is an associate clinical professor of anesthesiology at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, specializing in thoracic and vascular anesthesiology. She is I...
aalapshahmd on
April 16, 2019
MAN'S BEST FRIEND
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Last Thursday was National Pet Day! It's about time that @phakim got to hang out with these beautiful beasts!
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Wags and Walks is a community of dog lovers working to promote s...
aalapshahmd on
April 04, 2019
RESEARCH AS A MEDICAL STUDENT: PART 2:
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Proud to have finally published our outcomes paper on patients with malignant chest wall tumors in the Journal of Orthopedic Surgery! It’s crazy that my good...
aalapshahmd on
December 09, 2019
MY FIRST PRACTICE
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Six months ago, I seized an opportunity to start a new practice in a medically underserved area in Los Angeles. .
Although established in the community for more than 40 years, th...
aalapshahmd on
May 20, 2019
BREAKING OUT INTO YOUR OWN PRACTICE
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Great opportunity to share some of the pearls and struggles of managing the clinical, administrative, and extracurricular opportunities associated with being an...
aalapshahmd on
April 30, 2019
ESSAY: IMPROVING HEALTHCARE IN THE COMMUNITY
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➡️ https://link.medium.com/xf8uuUTbjW ⬅️
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Today’s physicians emerge from their decade-long training into a healthcare conundrum. .
We learn under clinic...
aalapshahmd on
April 10, 2019
QUALITY IMPROVEMENT + RESEARCH =
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Our paper (my 20th!), published in the Journal of Surgical Education, focuses on our use of Lean and Six Sigma principles to improve communication between doctors an...
aalapshahmd on
March 28, 2019
#SCICOMM - INNOVATION - HANDWASHING
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As part of the #SCICOMM series, I am looking forward to sharing research and innovation ideas via Instastories. .
Community (non-teaching) hospitals are stigmatiz...
aalapshahmd on
August 05, 2019
THE ONE
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It was a good day in and out of the OR
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#married #latergram
aalapshahmd on
May 15, 2019
ALWAYS.
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During the past couple months, I’ve seen many wonderful anecdotes and appraisals about the compassionate human beings behind the job titles of “nurses” and “physicians” during our respective...
aalapshahmd on
April 23, 2019
LEAP OF FAITH
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Healthcare certainly is no fast track. There is no paved road that follows your feet and take you to your destination.
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We are constantly vulnerable, imperfect creatures that stubbo...
aalapshahmd on
April 08, 2019
3rd ANNUAL MYANMAR MEDICAL TRIP / #MEDELITAS ENTRY & GIVEAWAY
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I’ll be joining the Silkroad Surgery for Children Mission for our 3rd annual visit to Myanmar! .
☝️Over the past two years, we helped ...
aalapshahmd on
March 14, 2019
STANDING UP FOR OTHERS
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I want you to reflect on the times where it was difficult for you to stand up for yourself.
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➡️How did the problem first manifest? How did it feel to be accused, blamed, or s...