The Road to Becoming a Physician | Asian in America Part 1

Everyone knows it’s not easy to become a doctor. However, what is the process to become one? In today’s episode, I’ll go over the three stages to become a physician. We also welcome the Author of “Too Much Soul”, Cindy Wilson. She and I will discuss how to combat hate against the Asian community.

Cindy Wilson is from Jackson, MS where she graduated with her Bachelor’s in Psychology & Master’s in Counseling from Jackson State University and received her MBA from Belhaven College. She currently resides in Atlanta, GA as an Author, International Speaker, and Social Impact Strategist. Cindy wrote, “Too Much Soul”, to share her unique story about being adopted by an African American family from Seoul, Korea, and growing up in Jackson, MS.

Along her journey, she has discovered that as unique as her circumstances maybe, her life resonated with so many others that no longer want to be placed in society’s box of what type of person we should be based solely on the color of our skin, gender, age, religion, etc.

[00:01 – 0:0] Healthy People Information

• 3 Stages to become a physician
  • Stage 1 - Go to college and get a Bachelor’s Degree
  • Stage 2 - Go through medical school
  • Stage 3 - Complete your residency and take your final boards

[08:09 – 21:28] Growing up Asian raised by an African American Family in America

• A brief background about our guest for the episode
• I welcome our guest for the episode
• Growing up Asian raised by an African American family in America
• Her experience as an Asian woman during the Pandemic
• Going through the stages of grief
• The lack of action against the discrimination and hate towards the Asian community

[21:29 – 42:53] Combating Hate Against the Asian Community

• The power of smartphones in battling racial injustice
• Finding your voice and speaking out
• Keeping the conversation going and people invested in the fight against racial injustices
• The problematic mindset of white supremacy
• Covid’s role in bringing out the racial injustice towards Asians
• Cindy’s final message for everyone

[42:54 – 48:08] Randy’s Random Questions

• What is something you get wrong every time you do it?
• What movie character made you want to fight them after you watched them in the movies?
• If you can jump into a pool full of something, what would it be?
• What song would make you run to the dance floor and start dancing?

[48:09 – 54:06] Closing Segment

• Follow Cindy Wilson
  • See links below
• The Match process for your residency
• Recap of key information discussed in the episode
• Final Words

Tweetable Quotes:

“Until you’re speaking truth to what’s really going on, we can’t properly heal from the trauma that has already been done.” - Cindy Wilson

“We want to try to fix everybody else in the world, but we have all this stuff that’s broken in us, that doesn’t allow us to fully embrace and humanize other people. So definitely start with yourself.” - Cindy Wilson

“As people, we have to do a better job of checking on each other, not just when something tragic happens.” - Cindy Wilson

 

Resources and Links Mentioned:

II, Hines Dr. Randy, and Nika Taylor. Appendicitis: The Man Who Goes into the Hospital Won’t Be the Same Man Who Comes out If He Makes It Out. Independently published, 2019.

• Too Much Soul - Cindy Wilson

Connect with Cindy on Instagram(@asian_southern_belle), visit https://www.toomuchsoul.com/ 

To know more, you can connect with me on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter. Also, visit my website https://hinesentertainment.com/ or email me at hinesentertainmentgrp@gmail.com 

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