18: From Pageants to Psychiatry: Owning “You Don’t Look Like a Doctor”
Ready to fast-track your medical journey and own your unique story? Join hosts Dina and Carlos as they dive deep with Dr. Alexandra “Ally” Copa—an accelerated third-year psychiatry resident at Jackson Memorial Health System—about turning personal challenges into professional strengths in medicine. Dr. Copa shares how she went from Miss Rhode Island to Brown University, then into a pioneering three-year MD/psychiatry pathway at UM’s Miller School. Learn how she conquered Step exams in a compressed timeline, balanced self-disclosure with professionalism, and built resilience through her own…
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