A new year brings the taste of hope, the taste of opportunity, the taste of fresh starts- the taste of something new. This year, I didn’t...

Coming back to work after a much-needed week long break was a challenge. I started feeling the surge of negative emotions- the...

Sometimes it can be very difficult to find time for yourself. For me, there are days when I am up at 7am and moving until my head hits...

Hey you, I wanted to give a quick update about a major coming to my website very soon. Part of my brand is MinorinMD. However, there is...

On the heels of the COVID-19 pandemic, physicians are faced with yet another barrier to providing care- pay cuts. Medicare has already...

It’s interesting how I always believed that being a doctor would mean I would be indoctrinated into a club forever- the infamous “doctor...

Lately, due to the wonderful human beings I have been around lately, I have been listening to a lot of Afro beats (I seem to keep running...

While there are days when I want to channel my inner Bruno Mars and “not do anything” reality often makes that feel impossible This past...

I recently went to an AAFP (American Academy of Family Physicians) conference where I listened to a speaker who happened to come from my...

Often times, people see a doctor as someone who fixes things that are broken. While that may a part of the job description, there is a...

It is very tempting to believe that “smaller” = “better”. News flash! Health is not a number. Health is not a size. Health is not a...

I hesitate to use this word sometimes because of how often it comes to mind during my training- “breaking point”. I am not quite sure...

For those who may or may not be familiar, Match Day is the day that fourth year medical students in the United Stated and countries...

Coming off two weeks of PTO (paid time off), I have mixed feelings about coming back to the routine of residency. Being both literal and...

Food for thought? The steps you may need to take towards a healthier lifestyle may not always involve changing what you eat and changing...

My go to meal lately is pasta- vegetable pasta with delicious spices and bright colors. Easy to make, easy to store, and convenient. So,...

I was scrolling through Instagram and noticed a piece of artwork I wanted to try. I remember filing it away under the “Someday” folder in...

“How do you do it?” There was a lull in the flow of patients in clinic so I decided to venture out of my comfort zone and attempt to...

Latest book I am reading is “Boundaries” by Dr. Henry Cloud and Dr. John Townsend. So far, it is a good read, but I struggle to remaining...

This week, I plan to take myself on a date- which has literally been postponed for weeks and weeks on end. Why? Well, because I have been...