Category: Style

Fashionable wear that I am loving, reviews and thoughts

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Tan Suit From Express

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When we think of a boss, we think of them in suits. Often when purchasing a suit, mosts go for the classic style, which in itself is a great look. However, you don’t need to just stick to the basics, add some sass! Here is a gorgeous set that not only brings out the best in you but has more of a fashionable look and gives you a bit of an edge. Be aware, this will turn heads!!!

One of my favorite stores for stylish suits is the Express store! They have so many various trends and styles, I am always impressed by them! I have linked the suit jacket and the suit pants in the original models for your convince to quickly find and look at details and order it for yourself!! I hope you love it as much as I do! Let me know your thoughts on my IG @Mursi.MD

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Medelita Scrubs and Lab Coat Review

Hi! You are looking to see if it is worth the money to invest in a Metelita Scrub set and/or white coat. Here is my honest review and you can also check out a haul I made so you can see how they look on.

Click HERE to check out my YouTube Haul of the scrubs and white coat. This is not a sponsored video nor is this blog review.

Break down:
1. Scrub set
2. White Coat
3. Customer service/Interaction with the team.

Metelita has only a few selection for tops and bottoms, however, they are the kind most people gear towards. I love the classic look of a v-cut neckline and although for my scrub bottoms I like the skinnys, I do love their standard leg scrub bottoms as well. I have several scrubs sets and the one I am gearing towards currently are my Metelita scrub sets! I am absolutely in love with the look of the scrubs and ESPECIALLY the comfort. It could literally sleep in them!

As for the Medelita Lab Coat, I like how it makes me feel, meaning it has this boss feel when I wear it. However, it feels super sturdy and heavy. I tried ironing it several times, and it doesn’t look that much better than before. They could definitely go with making it more comfortable. I have used a few different lab coats, and this by far feels the least comfortable. The one I was sent was the Rebecca Slim in size 6. I am NOT discouraging you from getting one. They are still nice, but if comfort is the number one goal, you might do well with a possibly a different pair or a lab coat from Jaanuu. In terms of the size for the Metelita Lab Coats, if you are a size 4, I should get size 6. If you are a size 6, try the size 8. They are nicely fitted for the most part, but if you want to wear a sweater, then you need some room, so going a size up will give you that room.

I genuinely think this brand is filled with a great team of people that want to provide the best products. They are genuine in their work and style. I think that is a very important part of purchasing anything from anyone. You can proudly wear the scrubs knowing not only are you comfortable in them, but you are supporting a great company. Wear things you are proud of. So, the question was, is it worth it? The scrubs: 100%. The lab coat: 85%.

I don’t believe I have a discount code for them, but I will update this post if I do get a discount code. This will provide you guys with some savings if you choose to buy it. And it might compensate me with a very small amount of money as well (who knows).

Check out my Jaanuu Scrub haul and blog post review!

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How to Look On-point For Your Next Interview

I think the hottest look is a woman in a suit—BOSS BABE, am I right?! When wearing a suit, whether you are a guy or girl, you just look so much presentable and people just give you this automatic respect. It is like doctors in white coats, automatic respect.

There are three rules to choosing the right suit for you:

  1. You have to look at yourself in the mirror and say “HAWT DAMN, I LOOK AND FEEL GOOD!”. This is absolute. Why? Because in order to bring out the confidence that the suit wants to provide for you, you have to FEEL it. If you feel it to be too tight or too lose, or just not well fitted, KEEP LOOKING. You want to find that suit that makes you feel confident. The suit doesn’t do all the work, it needs you.

    RELATED POST: My YouTube Video of a HM Suits & Slacks Haul
  2. Pick the right color – Black, Navy, Grey, Beige. When you select a color, pick one that goes best with your skin color and features. You can never go wrong with black, but for some people navy blue or grey might look even better. So, don’t just reach out for black. See whether the other colors can make you look even better than that black that we think is the ultimate color for interviews —remember, do not wear any dramatic color choices. Keep away from bright colors! I do like me my black suit though. My go-to right now is all black – top and shoes included.
  3. Flats for women = mehhh! I won’t lie I wore it twice for interviews, and both times I didn’t feel as confident. Heels just makes the outfit. It gives it that UMPH! It just makes it look 10x better, really. Now, I wouldn’t say wear freakin’ stilettos! You still want to be comfortable as you walk around. Now, my older sister who is 5’2” used to wear heels everywhere and her skills in heels is on another level. So, she could get away with it, would I recommend it for those types of people then? NO! Don’t wear more than 2 inches max. I think 1.5 inches is the perfect heel height. You are comfortable and looking like a boss babe. Flats, meh, you will still look amazing if it’s the way you have to go.

What purse? I wouldn’t wear major designers like LV. Keep it simple.

RELATED POST: Looking for cute Sweaters? Check out my Sweater Haul

Let me know how your interview season is going!? Best of luck!

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Current Obsession

You guys, I am obsessed with these three items that are part of my makeup routine. It gives you a flawless look! Literally obsessed!

  1. Conceal + Perfect 2-in-1 Foundation and Concealer and by Milani. It gives my skin a super flawless look. It covers my blemishes. This recently came out and I wanted to try it out as I walked away from buying 42 dollars worth foundation to buying this $9.99 foundation! I got the wrong shade and gave that one to my mom. Compared to my mom’s usual foundation, this foundation also made her face look duey and flawless! I got another one in my color (03, Light beige) from Walmart for $8.50.
  2. Elf Concealer. Everyone is obsessed with the Tart and Two Faced concealers. Unfortunately, if you are on a budget and feel guilty about paying so much for a product, then girl you MUST try elf’s concealers that came out not too long ago. I actually didn’t really used concealers much until I used my little sister’s. I BECAME OBSESSED! Now, when I want to look bright-eyed and done-up, I use it. Guess how much? $5.00 at Walmart and $6.00 at Ulta Beauty. As you can see by the faded letters in the picture, I use them a lot!
  3. Buxom Lip Liner. This is a mini one that came with this package deal of lipgloss and lip liners. I didn’t really care for lip liners until I tried these one out. Now I notice how much of a difference it can make!!! The perfect lip liners can really bring out your lips. You know those pictures you see on IG and these gorgeous girls with full lips and matte lips? Well you can get that look, you just need the right lip liner! I get my lips full with Buxom lip liner. It looks on point!! OB-SESSED! I tried doing it on IG story to show you guys. Check out my IG, it should on my highlights! (@MursiMedical). PS, I tried Kylie cosmetic one, although, I love how the red stays on my lips, but the lip liner, meh. It could be better.

Let me know if you guys try these and what you think of them!

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RESIDENCY INTERVIEW QUESTIONS

Well, hello! Ready for your very first interview? Or another interview that you want to crush!? After going to your first, you will feel the groove of the process and it will get easier and easier. I will say, the nerves sometimes still stick around even on your 8th, but it’s under control and quickly fades.

Here is how I am going to divide this post:

  1. Before the interview
  2. During resident dinner
  3. During the interview
  4. After the Interview

Before the Interview

You need to prepare ahead of time: what you are going to wear, what you are going to ask about, how you are going to get there, where you are going to stay, what time you have to be meeting the residents and where and when do you have to arrive for the interview its self. Get organized! (Check out my youtube video on how to schedule your residency interviews: LINK COMING UP).

What I am going to focus on in this post is the interview and resident dinner in itself. You have to be sure to look at their website and learn about the program if you haven’t done so already. If you don’t do this, you will ask about things that have been answered on their website. And while you need something to ask, it is better to show that you have already looked things up and know a lot of the information. So, instead you can mention that you saw this particular info and ask them “how it works” or “who is involved” or “how you can get involved” or “can you elaborate” etc. Also, during this time of getting to know the program, WRITE THINGS DOWN. These are your notes for yourself that you will look back on when you rank — at least that is what I am doing. I also add to these notes after I have done the interview and give my insight on the program and what I appreciated about it — more on this later. Take a small notebook or a large one, I know a lot of candidates carry one of those portfolio cases. Meh, I just used a small note book that I can carry around. In it I wrote down my notes on the program and then my questions that I wanted to ask.

Keep reading for SOME QUESTION EXAMPLES you can ask during the interviews!

During RESIDENT DINNER

Example QUESTIONS FOR THE RESIDENTS:
— I noticed this program is unopposed/opposed, how are you liking it?
— What is your favorite thing about the program?
— How is the faculty and resident relationship?
— What is life outside of the hospital?
— How often do you guys (residents) get together?
— How is the program about resident wellness? Do they try to integrate resident wellness into the program?
— Do you find the didactics helpful?
— What is something you can change about the program?
— As an intern, do you feel that you are being guided/supported?
— Will you be doing a fellowship? What fellowships have residents of this program gone into?
— What is the living cost in this area?

During the resident dinner, be very much yourself. Throughout the whole interview, be yourself. Enjoy your time. Ask questions. These questions can be more personal and less formal. The really cool residents will let you know, “Hey, ask us anything. We will give you the honest truth. We know what it feels like being in your seat, we did that. So, just relax and ask whatever you want”. Something like that. Pay attention to how they talk amongst each other. You can tell how close they are by how comfortable they are with each other for the most part. Pay attention to how they answer questions. If they are hesitant, they are likely trying to hide their real answer. If they are willing to be honest they will flat out tell you everything without a filter. Pay attention to how tired they look. If they are zombies, most likely you will look like a zombie. Pay attention to their energy, their interest, their complaints, whether they are uptight or easy-going. These are all important because these are the people (unless they are in their last year) that you will be working with. You want to be around people you enjoy working with. This is the most important part of the interview season. For the most part, a lot of the programs will have the standard teaching and etc. but the people make or break the program. Sometimes, you might not get a good feel of the residents because there might only be two of them there. So, the next day when there are more of them around, you can get a better feel. For example, I met two residents during the resident dinner and they were super chill but not really energetic. They were very proper with their question answering. They were really nice though, however, it felt really formal. Then the next day after meeting more of the residents, I got a better picture. So, just keep that in mind.

RELAX. I already said this, but definitely relax and you do not need to sell yourself as this extra-ordinary med student! They don’t care about what you have excelled during medical school, they want to know if you are someone they can be with EVERY SINGLE DAY! So, don’t try to sell yourself to them so hard. Just be who you are and they will appreciate you for that, even if they are different than you. You don’t want to be in a program that is ignorant anyway! So, if they do not like you for who you are, then you will have a hard time there. Even if you desperately want them to like you, don’t show your desperation. Be confident. You are you and you are the only you. So, simply be you. I have seen candidates that are so over the top! Annoying questions, loud-proud, make remarks on so many things, doesn’t shut up; I am totally judging them, but if thats who they are, then who gives a shit in what I think about them. I am still going to make the remark that you should watch your limits, as there are limits to everything. So, me personally, I think being way over the top isn’t often caught all too well. You don’t want to be annoying and over-dramatic, but on the other hand you don’t want to be quiet and shy. You want to find a good medium. Someone that has opinion and doesn’t overly share every time a question is asked. Again, RELAX.

During the INTERVIEW

Example QUESTIONS FOR THE ATTENDING/FACULTY:
— How are the residents evaluated?
— Why did you choose to be apart of this program?
— What do you believe are the strengths of this program?
— What do you believe are the weaknesses of this program?
— Does the program help with loans if residents chooses to stay after residency?
— What are the statistics on first-time board passing?
— How does the program prep their residents to pass their boards?
— Is this program hands on?
— Is this program flexible to making changes for the better for residents, if so, what are some changes that have been made recently?
— How does this program promote resident wellness?
— Are there opportunities to do away rotations/global rotations
— How is the program involved with the community?
— What is the patient population like?
— What is the living cost in this area?
— I am interested in ___ fellowship, how can the program help me get prepared for the fellowship?

BE THERE EARLIER THAN START TIME! This is one of the easiest yet very important thing to do. Don’t be just in time, but be there 5 minutes before. Being late is unprofessional and they will judge you on this, especially if they are a stickler. Just tell yourself you have to be there 15 minutes before you actually have to be there. Be sure to give yourself room to make mistakes getting there, finding the parking lot and traffic. Parking situations are always different. Some are easy but some are a bit difficult to locate or a distant to the building and requires walking. So, for example, you have to be at the lobby at 8:15 AM. You checked before hand the distance and time of travel from your hotel to the hospital/clinic/building. You then check again when you first wake up the time of travel, then add 15-20 minutes to it (10 minutes for potential mistake, walk, locating the parking lot; 5 minutes to getting out of your car, putting on your suit jacket and situating yourself, grabbing gum or mint to freshen up your breath, etc). It is 8:10 and you are now at the lobby 5 minutes before hand! Well done!!! If you are rushing, you will be more anxious then you already might be. So, it is NOT worth it sleeping that extra 20 minutes.

If you are late for reasons you had no control over, call the program coordinator (which means you should have their number already at hand to call, just in case). Let them know! You do not want them waiting for you without knowing where you are, what is going on. I screwed up with one of my interviews—but that will be on another post or conversation.

There might be two of you or 15 of you. If there are a lot of you, this is a group interview, where they will take you one by one to interview. The ones not being interviewed will be either watching a presentation, getting a tour, or just sitting around. It all depends. The more organized the program is, the better the experience.

REMINDER: YOU ARE INTERVIEWING THEM JUST AS MUCH AS THEY ARE INTERVIEWING YOU! You want to know WHY YOU SHOULD PICK THEM just as much!!! Be confident. You are there because they were interested in you. They liked you based on what they saw on your application, now let them know that they made the right choice by sending the invite and show them that they should rank you high. The way to do this is to be yourself, answer the questions honestly but well, show them you have what it takes, why you have what it takes and that you would be an essential to their program. ANDDDD, ask them why you should pick them/rank them high — obviously not directly, but indirectly through your questions. Ask them questions to remind them that you are judging them based on their answers too. Know what I mean? Don’t be over the top, but don’t doubt yourself either. Find a good balance between the two.

QUESTIONS THEY ARE DEFINITELY GOING TO ASK

— Tell me about yourself?
— Why did you choose our program?
— Why did you choose this specialty?
— What do you do for fun?

Other questions they might ask

— What would you bring to the program?
— What are your strengths?
— What are your weaknesses?
— Tell me about a time you have overcome a challenge
— What does failure mean to you?
— What are your hobbies?
— How do you deal with stress?
— What was your favorite rotation and why? ( I just realized that I always answered surgery and realized that they were probably looking for the specialty that I am applying for… I was very honest and I gave my reasoning why and through out the the interview, I made it very clear that this is the very speciality I want even though surgery was my favorite—so I don’t feel bad).
— Where do you see yourself in the future?
— If you have any failures on your board exams, you might get asked about it. Just be honest — tell them you screwed up and how it has changed you for the better, blah blah blah.

I will add more to this list when I think of more in the future.

They will give you a tour of the hospital and clinic. Personally, I judge the program big time based on the hospital. I want to see how the patients are being taken care of and whether it is a place I will want to be in every single day. This is my honest truth. Ask them whether there is a pharmacist that rounds, this is helpful. Ask more of your questions geared towards the hospital, calls, etc here if you haven’t asked already or forgot to ask. Honestly, you need to know the answer to these questions so that you can make your rank list. So, ask questions that are important to you! Don’t be shy. I always ask about the cafe/coffee because that is important to me. I look at the cafeteria as well and the options. This is crucial!! LOL. I am a fat ass and get hangry. I know myself enough that I know what settings I work best in and with good food & coffeeeee = great mood me!

Last thing I would like to address here is to BE KIND to EVERYONE! Smile. Show positive energy. Be excited!!! You have been waiting for this moment to come and HERE IT IS!! Trust me you, I couldn’t wait for this time of the year. I was heart broken last year as I saw some of my friends going through the interview trail and I was sitting around. Here I am doing it myself now and it is so fucking exciting! It is nerve wrecking as well because who know what the future holds but I am enjoying it right now either way. I am here in the present and living this moment that I had been nervous about. No matter how many interviews you have, 1 or 20, just give it your all and what happens will happen. It always works out!

After the interview

You can send them a thank you card, personalized. You can email the program coordinator and than them. You can email the program director and thank them. Some people do, some people don’t. Me personally, I didn’t. I am going to send them a card in January and thank them. I am going to write a card and make it more personal, especially to the programs I absolutely loved. This way I am sending them a reminder and so they didn’t forget about me. Will keep you posted on what I do in the future if you guys are interested in knowing.

Thank you guys for taking the time to read this and I do hope that you found this informative. Keep me in your prayers if you did enjoy this post <3 and found it helpful. That will mean a lot to me!

Let me know your thoughts and if you have questions or helpful tips!

Much love
— Mursi