Stephanie Sobrepera, MD
A blog about life as a young physician
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Life under Lockdown; Coronavirus Pandemic
On March 11, 2020, The World Health Organization (WHO) declared COVID-19 a pandemic. At this point, over 110,000 cases were reported in over 100 countries around the world. The disease was first reported in the Hubei Province in China. There were a cluster of pneumonia cases that were all connected...
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Life under Lockdown; Coronavirus Pandemic
On March 11, 2020, The World Health Organization (WHO) declared COVID-19 a pandemic. At this point, over 110,000 cases were reported in over 100 countries around the world. The disease was first reported in the Hubei Province in China. There were a cluster of pneumonia cases that were all connected...
Starting Intern Year
I’ve spent the last 2 weeks in orientation and getting certified in various life support measures and now I’m just 4 days away from starting my career as a physician. To say the least, I’m terrified. It has been 4 months since I’ve actually seen a real patient, my medical...
Impostor Syndrome
Imposter syndrome is not a novel concept to most of us that have gone through medical school. I know that many of my classmates have experienced it at one time or another and I experience it at least on a weekly basis. It’s defined as a psychological state of inadequacy...
Mentorship is Priceless
March 15, 2019 was the day I found out that my dream of becoming an interventional radiologist was now a reality. To give a little background, Match Day is the third Friday of March that occurs annually. It is the day that senior medical students from all over the United...
Welcome to My Blog!
Hi there! Welcome to my blog! This is a place where I’ll be posting my ramblings on life, work, and everything in between. I’ll start by introducing myself. I’m a soon-to-be physician starting May 2019. I’m currently living in Philadelphia and the photo shown on this post is one of...