Samantha Fernandes

Jan 9, 2025 | opmed.doximity.com | Matthew Scott |Francisco Torres |Jessica Reeves |Samantha Fernandes

The Most Important Day for Med Students Needs RethinkingAfter four years of hard work, you’ve finally made it to the most important day of your career: Match Day. The crowd around you is tense in anticipation of the unveiling moment. You feel like you could pass out, or maybe you just need to be sick. At the word “go,” you rip open your envelope, shocked to see your first choice residency listed there, right after “Congratulations, you have matched!” An intense wave of relief crashes over you.

Jan 9, 2025 | opmed.doximity.com | Francisco Torres |Matthew Scott |Jessica Reeves |Samantha Fernandes

Do You Hear Your Patients or Just Treat Symptoms? I will never forget meeting one of my first patients in private practice. As I entered the treatment room, I saw an elderly gentleman, his eyes downcast. He looked so sad. As I consulted his chart, I saw a note that his wife had died only a month earlier, and I could then understand his demeanor. As a pain management physician, I performed my due diligence by completing a careful physical examination and ordering MRIs and X-rays.

Jan 6, 2025 | opmed.doximity.com | Samantha Fernandes |Jessica Reeves |Tasia Isbell |Abraham Kim

I see her soul seeping out of her body. I widen my fingers and enlarge my hands to push it back in. However, I cannot get her soul to rejoin her body. My hands return soiled in her blood. This is the recurrent nightmare I have had this year which comes on the heels of failing the Complex Family Planning (CFP) subspecialty board exam.

Jan 6, 2025 | opmed.doximity.com | Jessica Reeves |Samantha Fernandes |Tasia Isbell |Abraham Kim

Regardless of how long you have been in medicine or the role you play on the team, you know things aren’t the way they used to be. How did we get here? We were trained that when we have questions, when we need some perspective or advice, we should go to our leaders for answers or guidance. “Leader” is a broad term and can mean a lot of things; in this case, the leader I suggest we turn to for answers is a non-medical professional.

Nov 13, 2024 | mondaq.com | Namita Das |Samantha Fernandes

The GIFT International Financial Services Centre ("GIFT IFSC") established in Gandhinagar, Gujarat is India's first international financial services centre with the intent of catering to global MNCs and financial institutions in alignment with international standards of business. To ensure that utmost benefits can be provided, the entire zone has been equipped with world class infrastructure akin to global standards.