What’s an opportunity you’ve seized that turned out well?

Leslie Ordal, Certified Genetic Counselor

Applying to be a member of @WorkmanArtsTO, which provides free courses, supplies, space, and exhibition opportunities for artists who receive or have received mental health care. Go to therapy and qualify to level up my artistic skills, win-win!

Mariah Robertson, MD, MPH, Johns Hopkins

Applying for the @harvardmacy#PGME19 training. It felt like something I would never get accepted for but when I was (yahoo!!!) it was a game changer and revived my passion for #MedEd and helped shape my career goals! @DerekMonetteMD @docrck

Shannon Scott-Vernaglia, MD, Mass General

I seized the opportunity to apply for a job a few years ago. I went all in and didn’t get selected. It helped me realize all I loved about my current job. Some losses are wins.

Lingsheng Li, MD, Johns Hopkins

A month-long rotation in Kyoto as a 4th year medical student introduced me to a completely different world/culture/environment and will always be one of my favorite and most memorable life experiences.

Mike Fingerhood, MD, Johns Hopkins

I was a new faculty member interested in creating a new primary care practice for patients with addiction. I was encouraged to present the idea to the hospital president and, to my surprise,  he was receptive. We just celebrated 25 years anniversary of the practice.

Panagis Galiatsatos, MD, Johns Hopkins

At the Red Star restaurant in 2010, someone told me to consider a career in community and population health. That suggestion resulted in my current career, @medgreatergood, and countless mentoring opportunities. The Red Star moment became my North Star!

Crystal Favorito, Pre-Med, Johns Hopkins

In high school, I entered the science fair with my best friend for extra credit in our physics class. We built a cardiac arrhythmia-recognizing device as our project. When we tested the device on my partner, it seemed to malfunction, activating all its alarms.

We placed 3rd at the science fair and discovered that my best friend had Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome, a rare heart condition that our project had detected. Thankfully, we realized his condition before it significantly impaired his health, and we each got an A in physics.