Med School Faith: Recent Episodes
Unwana Abasi
Storytelling is a major part of the way medicine is practiced, but reporting a patient's history isn't the only kind of storytelling we need to do throughout our careers. This episode puts a Biblical spin on storytelling that, by God's grace, will transform the way you tell your own story.
As Christian, each of us has certain aspects of our lives that we take to God in prayer and other aspects that we tend to handle by ourselves. But in reality, it's important for us to give God access to every single part of our lives. This is especially important considering the situations that arise at this stage of our personal and professional lives that can either cause us to grow in our spirits or not. Exactly why, and how, should we give God access? You’ll just have to listen to find out!
It's a question everyone has asked at one point or another. Without an answer, we're oftentimes left feeling useless or out of place in our roles as students. In this episode, I tell a few stories about how I came to answer this question during my OBGYN rotation and about how God had an even greater interest in the answer than I did...
There's this constant tug of war between investing in a relationship with God or investing that time in any of the other hats we wear as students. I've definitely felt that struggle the past few months, so in this episode, I share some of the lessons God has taught me about keeping up with my relationship with Him!
"Am I qualified to be at this school?" "Do I really deserve to be here?"
Imposter syndrome will answer this question in one way, but God has a different response...
In this episode, we deal with how imposter syndrome fits its way into our relationship with God and what practical steps we can take to give room for God to work on it.
I took a fast during dedicated period, and it wasn't until I got my score back that God was able to reveal to me the true purpose of the fast...
You've got everything you need to start this new chapter of your life. But you can't walk the walk alone! We all need spiritual community at a new school. If you're like me, you've maybe struggled to find and build that support network in the past... In this episode, I'll help you think about how to build spiritual community using my own story, and you'll leave with a few tips on how to do it for yourself!