Siargao – A Surfer’s Paradise
I went to Siargao to visit with some doctors who worked at the rural health units. What’s better than having work take you to an island paradise? Siargao is one of those places that I’ve heard other travelers regret that they never made it over there. Those who have are filled with stories about the…
Journey Begins in Manila
My journey of studying healthcare has officially begun in the Philippines. I spent this last week in Manila, the capital city. Some initial reactions: Manila is hot, dirty, crowded, and the traffic is horrible. The people however more than make up for this! The main things of the week were: • Met my good friend’s…
Typhoons and Dim Sum in Hong Kong
Hong Kong ended up being the perfect place to start my journey and to ride out a typhoon! Met some great people, ate some delicious food, and saw some cool sites in my one week vacation in Hong Kong! Originally I wasn’t planning on going to Hong Kong (the cheap flight to Hong Kong for…
Compilation of Advice
Before I left, I met with a variety of people to get advice on traveling for 9 months, studying healthcare, and information about specific countries/areas. There was a lot of great advice so I boiled it down into some common themes for this journey! Be Flexible This was advice given for both traveling and studying…
Step 1: Quit Your Job
I printed out my 2 weeks notice. There was something heavy about that piece of paper that I didn’t want to dwell on too much during that day at work. Today was the day… It took me a year to follow my passions. A lot of this was timing (had to fully vest on 401K,…
Why Travel & Study Healthcare?
Personally, I yearned to travel and take advantage of my youth. Professionally, if I wanted to be worth my salt as a medical innovator I needed to further study healthcare and the problems associated with it. Now if only I could combine the two…. Taking the M.S. of Medical Device Innovation program at the University…