I would like to thank Dr. Dickerson for not only allowing me to shadow her but also for answering all of my questions and providing invaluable advice, despite her very busy schedule. She also took the time to explain to me the whys and hows of all the physical exams and procedures she was performing. It was very interesting seeing in practice what we are currently learning in school and it becomes easier to connect all the dots. Also, she is the live example of how being empathetic and compassionate can go a long way in making a patient feel comfortable and share with you relevant information that they might not have told anybody else. Personally, I feel like during the pre-clinical years it’s easy to get overwhelmed by all the information there is to learn and it can sometimes be difficult to see the end goal. However, by shadowing Dr. Dickerson it further motivated me to keep exploring OBGYN as a future career path and it gave me another thing to look forward to.

Thank you again Dr. Dickerson!