Overcoming Obstacles: Road to Becoming a Physician with Clarence Sams

Welcome everyone to the Melanin Initiative!Today we're talking to special guest, Clarence Sams, MS2 in this series called: Becoming a Physician. We're going to follow his journey to becoming a physician. Each semester he will return to share his experience as we watch his career, vision, and practice evolve.A physician is a medical professional who has been trained to diagnose, treat, and manage diseases and injuries. Physicians are also responsible for providing preventive care and promoting healthy lifestyles.This is his 3rd episode, and we are also happy to have Shanell Fairley, a student at Norfolk State University, join us to ask more questions for Clarence. Here, we will learn about his medical school life updates, medical school tips, and get a peek into joining mentorships, preceptorships, and more opportunities.-----------If you’re new here, welcome to the Melanin Initiative. We are a health literacy podcast offering our nursing perspective. By watching on YouTube or listening on  your favorite podcast app, we hope you feel empowered to ask questions, educated on how to manage your health, and confident to navigate the healthcare system. If you haven’t already, subscribe so you can be notified when we release a new episode. Thumbs up the video and leave a comment or two, it helps us help you. It also shows YouTube this content is valuable and helps to make sure YouTube shows our content to those who need to hear it.-------------Connect with Clarence Sams:Instagram: -@samsiimed-https://www.instagram.com/samsiimed/ TikTok: -@samsiimed-https://www.tiktok.com/@samsiimedResources:Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science -Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/charlesrdrewu/?img_index=1-Website: https://www.cdrewu.edu/National Medical Association https://www.nmanet.org/Ninja Nerd YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6QYFutt9cluQ3uSM963_KQNinja Nerd Website https://www.ninjanerd.org/American Academy of Dermatology https://www.aad.org/Skin of Color Society https://skinofcolorsociety.org/Stanford Medicine: Dermatology https://med.stanford.edu/dermatology/Education.htmlCharles Drew University of Medicine and Science https://www.cdrewu.edu/academics/college-of-medicine/Norfolk State University https://www.nsu.edu/-----------Mentorship and Career Guidance for Nurses and Nurse Practitioners-Virtual Preceptor Co. https://www.etsy.com/shop/VirtualPreceptorCo?ref=dashboard-headerStay in touch!Email: [email protected]  Listen to the podcast: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2186156 Subscribe to our YouTube channel: The Melanin Initiative https://www.youtube.com/@themelanininitiative  Follow us on Instagram: @tmi.melanin https://www.instagram.com/tmi.melanin/  FSend us Fan MailStay Connected with The Melanin Initiative Podcast:✨ Mahogany Dermatology Nursing Bookstore: https://www.cosmeticnp.org/mahogany-dermatology-bookstore✨ https://tmi-melanin.my.canva.site/tmi✨ Email Us: [email protected]✨ Increase your Health Literacy IQ: Caring For Us: www.caring4us.org