Residency Program: University of California San Diego Medical Center<\/p>\n
Graduation Date: June 2019<\/p>\n
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Photo Title: Where My Witches At<\/p>\n
On Halloween nine years ago I met my fake husband. I showed up at my best friend\u2019s house dressed as Accident Prone. I had been working at an orthopedic clinic and used the time to craft a costume that included a full leg cast, two short arm casts and a cast hat. Who needs a cast hat? A 30-year-old who had an early midlife crisis, quit her life in foreign policy, broke her clavicle skiing, got out of a terrible relationship and was now going to a Halloween party. It got hot at the party and I took off and lost the cast hat. My fake husband was my best friend\u2019s idea. Long story short, I told her the only not-insulting time I had been hit on was in Germany, when men asked me what books I was reading. She produced a German for the Halloween party. He wore a strange costume. We took a picture with Jesus and Mary, and I thought that was the end of that. Now he\u2019s my fake husband. \u201cFake\u201d because we never got married. \u201cHusband,\u201d because we have a nice life together, and a 7-year-old daughter who thinks of my EM colleagues as her friends, not mine. Last Halloween my daughter and I dressed as witches. You\u2019d think it would get old, to keep saying, Where my witches at? It doesn\u2019t. It\u2019s the best. It\u2019s like code, for strong and powerful lady people. We were and we are. Wiiiitches.<\/p>\n
Winner: Aaryn Hammond, MD<\/strong><\/p>\n Residency Program: Johns Hopkins University<\/p>\n Graduation Date: June 2019<\/p>\n \u201cJust go so you can say you went.\u201d I can still hear my mother\u2019s advice echoing in my head 4 years later. Specifically, this was the advice my mom gave me as I contemplated cancelling my interview for residency at Johns Hopkins, as I explained to her all the reasons it wouldn\u2019t be a good fit and therefore a waste of time. I\u2019ve since discovered that my \u201creasons\u201d were actually disguises for what I now consider to be my personal version of \u201cimposter syndrome\u201d …the very syndrome that plagued me with thoughts of inadequacy in the face of accomplishments that almost prevented me from achieving my dreams. In considering all the ways the \u201cimposter syndrome\u201d has reared its ugly head, I think back to the high school student that considered forensic science because as a doctor I could potentially hurt someone…the medical student who loved but yet feared Emergency Medicine because I could never be a \u201cMaster of all trades,\u201d and finally to the graduate of two historically black universities afraid to interview at Johns Hopkins because why would they want me? This photo reminds me of all that I can do and be when I push myself to persist beyond my fears. This photo, taken on the final day of my intern year, is a constant reminder of what it means to be a black female emergency physician. It is evidence of the victory over fear and a testament of overcoming in pursuit of one\u2019s destiny.<\/p>\n Congratulations Dr. Hammond and Dr. Boynton! We are excited to meet you this week!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" FemInEM is excited to welcome AAEM\/RSA members to FIX 18 this week! The\u00a0American Academy of Emergency Medicine Resident and Student Association held a photo essay contest to find two fantastic residents to send to the conference. Applicants were asked\u00a0to submit…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":5901,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_mi_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jetpack_publicize_message":"Meet the @AAEMRSA #FIX18 Scholarship Winners!! #congrats","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false}}},"categories":[5],"tags":[526,735],"coauthors":[210],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/feminem.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/hammondphoto-225x300.jpg\")
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