{"id":1783,"date":"2016-08-30T02:02:30","date_gmt":"2016-08-30T02:02:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.blackmeninwhitecoats.org\/?p=130"},"modified":"2016-08-30T02:02:30","modified_gmt":"2016-08-30T02:02:30","slug":"dr-jared-davis-plastic-surgery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.blackmeninwhitecoats.org\/teambmwc\/wordpress\/2016\/08\/30\/dr-jared-davis-plastic-surgery\/","title":{"rendered":"Dr. Jared Davis, Plastic Surgery"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Dr.A\u00a0medical school classmate used to\u00a0say “it is a\u00a0privilege\u00a0to study\u00a0medicine.”\u00a0\u00a0The more time passes, the more I recognize the wisdom in his statement.\u00a0 Medicine is a very rewarding career path, in many ways.\u00a0 It takes much\u00a0perseverance, hard work, and\u00a0acquiring\u00a0and building\u00a0a knowledge base\u00a0and\u00a0skill set over the\u00a0course of a\u00a0lifetime.\u00a0 The learning literally never\u00a0ends.\u00a0 That’s part of what makes it exceptional.<\/p>\n

My initial\u00a0thoughts about a career in\u00a0medicine\u00a0started in childhood.\u00a0 I respected my parents, a doctor and a nurse, for their ability to\u00a0alleviate suffering, and connect with people\u00a0so that they better\u00a0understood\u00a0sickness and health.\u00a0 Naturally, I considered other careers as well.\u00a0 I entered college as an engineering major, but later changed to History.\u00a0 The change in majors allowed me to focus more on the pre-medical\u00a0prerequisites, while\u00a0taking\u00a0other classes I also\u00a0enjoyed. \u00a0\u00a0Still, my science GPA took somewhat of a beating.\u00a0 I like to think what I learned in those classes was underrepresented by my grades, and I did go ahead to do well on the MCAT.\u00a0 But still,\u00a0I had one advisor who told me my goal of being admitted into medical school was out of reach, and that maybe I “wasn’t up for the challenge”.<\/p>\n

I don’t know if that advisor really didn’t believe I had what it took, or if she knew that doubting me would\u00a0inspire\u00a0me to do better.\u00a0\u00a0Like many friends, I applied to medical school senior year.\u00a0 I don’t recall how many (or few) schools I applied to, but as college graduation loomed\u00a0I was left wondering “did I cast a wide enough net?”\u00a0 I had a few interviews, and was on a couple wait lists.\u00a0I left college with mixed emotion: proud to get my BA, but disappointed I had no acceptance letters. \u00a0My mother helped me pack my things, and I travelled back home.\u00a0 My prevailing thought was “what do I do now?”\u00a0 I thought maybe the\u00a0advisor from my\u00a0sophomore\u00a0year was right, I wasn’t up for the challenge.\u00a0\u00a0I also realized that I was not alone. \u00a0There were many people who did not get in their first try.<\/p>\n

I\u00a0considered\u00a0research opportunities, masters programs, and post-baccaluareate\u00a0programs.\u00a0 All of those were viable options to enhance my application.\u00a0But, before long I received word that\u00a0I was accepted from the waiting list! \u00a0I realized the opportunity that had been granted, and started school enthusiastically.<\/p>\n

Medical school was 4 long, but fun,\u00a0years of studying and test taking.\u00a0 The volume of information was huge, but I found a way to digest it, and made many good friends in the process. \u00a0Though rotations and mentorship, I elected to go into surgery. \u00a0I matched into a general surgery residency program, and\u00a0I was excited to\u00a0transition to the next phase of training.\u00a0 But, I quickly learned that residency was an even greater time commitment\u00a0than\u00a0medical school.\u00a0 I often compared residency to\u00a0working\u00a0full time, overtime, and still\u00a0studying as a part time job.\u00a0 It was tiring, but what\u00a0i\u00a0learned\u00a0over the course of 5 years was\u00a0amazing! \u00a0\u00a0Next, I took and passed the board exams for general surgery. \u00a0To date, becoming a board certified general surgeon is the single accomplishment I am most proud of and thankful for. \u00a0\u00a0That’s because I know that all the\u00a0time and\u00a0work paid off. \u00a0I\u00a0\u00a0know and can do things that I never would have\u00a0dreamed when I chose to become\u00a0a doctor.<\/p>\n

I am currently in my final phase of training, a fellowship in plastic and reconstructive surgery. \u00a0It truly is a privilege to study medicine!<\/p>\n

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