An Introduction:

Hi, I’m Njeri!

A handful dwell much too long on the ‘N’ and call me Ennn-jeri... (please stop). Most of ya just ignore the ‘N’ and call me “Jeri” …this is fine. The curious case of my name will be discussed at a latter date, on another post. Speaking of curiosity, welcome to my blog: Kuria's Case!

I started this blog halfway through my third year of medical school! I got super busy and now I'm rebooting it in my fourth year! I enjoy comfy scrubs, recipe hunting, wine tasting, finding poetry that brings me to tears, a good Malcom Gladwell read, Sunday brunching, avoiding children at art museums, jogging and writing! This blog will feature my personal brand of everyday occurrences in and out of medicine seen through my lens. So, why did I even start this?

Six months into my third year of medical school, I realized I had to let go of a few things in my life that were keeping me from pursuing my interests. The amount of time I was spending on nonsense (Instagram, Facebook, the dark web, Pottermore, etc. just scrolling, swiping, and liking) a couple minutes here and there, then returning to my studies was adding up! Yeah, I was being able to study efficiently when my devices were put away, but imagine what I could have done in those couple minutes of zombie-scrolling.

Secondly, stressing out about how much “blah blah blah” I had to do, like many medical students, was me wasting headspace. Obsessing about when I was supposed to schedule Step 2 CS, Step 2 CK, residency applications, matching in California, avoiding children on my Pediatric rotation, finding my Mr. Right in a sea of Slytherins (what if he’s allergic to cats? Can I keep him in a separate room away from the cats? What if he doesn't like musicals?) What are residency directors looking for in a Caribbean medical student? Is it true that NPs/PAs are replacing Caribbean graduates? What if I don’t match into program A? or program B?

Wow. I was O-B-S-E-S-S-I-N-G over things out of my control.

I was the queen of “What Could Go Wrong” and I was excelling.

Again, wasted headspace.

So, what changed?

I let go of toxic relationships. It's impossible to tell yourself to make constructive changes towards personal growth while holding hands with Slytherins. Expecto Patronus. Goodbye my sweet Voldemorts. Mindless scrolling? Deleted all apps from my phone until I decided how I was going to use social media in a satisfactory manner. In that hiatus, I researched some books on what some boss babes in the real world were up to. I've always thought that surrounding yourself with positive like-minded people is important. I started by reading 'Girl, Wash Your Face' by Rachel Hollis. I also found that exercising at least 4-5 days a week and writing down my goals has relieved some stress.

In summary, I’m just a girl with big dreams and a bleeding heart for humanity, who’s still learning how to weigh the scales of balance as a medical student, in order to become the best version of me. I think I owe it to my future patients as an aspiring physician.

-Njeri