Ok, so it is final and definite. We are moving to Chicago! Some of you are probably wondering, why we are moving so let me get you up to date. As you may know I am in medical school but for the last 3 years I have been doing research at St Jude Children's Research Hospital toward my PhD degree. When I finish with ALL my education, I hope to have both my MD and my PhD. Ultimately, I would like to be a pediatric hematologist/oncologist. I want to take care of patients and do research that will help my patients. Anyway, in May my PhD advisor was recruited to the University of Chicago to head up the Section of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology (yes, my future career field). He wanted me to go to Chicago to finish my research and my medical school. After several L-O-N-G and agonizing months, everything has worked out to where I can go there to finish my research and then finish my 3rd and 4th years of medical school at one of the top medical schools in the US (13th to be exact).
So why go to Chicago? Well, for one it has been Tim's goal to get the heck out of Memphis as quickly as possible and NEVER to return. Secondly, how can I pass up the opportunity to go to a top notch medical school. I didn't get in Vandy but I sure can 't refuse the opportunity to finish my MD degree from the University of Chicago! Finally, I am getting support for the last 2 years of medical school, meaning my medical school is paid for! Yes, I won't have to pay for my last 2 years of medical school! How could I refuse that?! Lucky for me, I truly have the best husband who supports me 100% to make this move.
We will be in Chicago in the new year. A perfect time to move to the Windy City, no doubt. I am not looking forward to the winter at all! And everyone has warned me about that first winter! Any advice?
2 comments:
Congratulations! We'll miss having you close but this sounds like a perfect opportunity. You'll do a great job.
congrats on the move...fuck mephis...go bears
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