Letting Go
I spent most of my year at the South Bronx Health Center settling in. Immersed in a continuous learning process, I was always refining my routine and developing an attack plan for assignments that fell outside my comfort zone. Despite inevitable moments of frustration, this experience was usually exciting. I was challenged to innovate and […]
On the Hill
Children’s Health Fund kicks off every spring with a conference in Washington, D.C. that brings together the medical directors from the entire national network and staff members from CHF’s headquarters in New York City. This year, my co-fellow and I were lucky enough to tag along. The purpose of the meeting is to brief […]
Pause. Reflect. Reconnect.
The first months of my placement at Children’s Health Fund and the South Bronx Health Center were happily hectic. I launched into a busy schedule of group care at the clinic while familiarizing myself with the organization’s national initiatives. There was even a little glamour thrown in when my co-fellow and I got to participate […]
From the South Bronx to Radio City
I never thought I would have to adjust to living in New York City. Having grown up in the tri-state area and spent the last year living in South America, I saw my GHC placement in the city as coming home. What did worry me was that aside from a couple of stints as a […]