Timeline 1. The beginning and the choice/ O início e a escolha 2. Resilience and Medicine / Resiliência e Medicina 3. Getting into Medicine / Iniciando Medicina 4. The Climb To The Top / Escalada Rumo ao Topo 5. International Experiences / Experiências Internacionais 6. The return to the USA / Retorno aos Estados Unidos 7. Covid-19 and Mentors / Covid 19 e Mentores    

How medicine chose me (Portuguese version below) I was convinced I would grow up to be a professional athlete, but life experiences destined me for medicine. My father encouraged me to overcome limits on bike trails and through various adventures since I was born. When I was 8, we suffered a motorcycle accident on a … Ler mais

Resilience and medicine (Portuguese version below) When I chose medicine, I changed my priorities. Instead of soccer, studying became my number one focus. I also started going to the gym as my new sport, which allowed me to train without harming my injured hip. I took the sports mentality and applied it to my studies … Ler mais

Getting into Medicine (Portuguese version below) The beginning of my medical journey was marked by an unexpected twist – the government suddenly cut funding for medical students in private universities. Undeterred, I set an ambitious goal for myself: to excel during my first semester of medicine at the University of Caxias do Sul (UCS) and … Ler mais

In 2018, when I finished studying anatomy for the second time, a colleague suggested that I participate in The Elsevier Anatomy Olympiad after one of my voluntary classes to help my peers. I later discovered that it was the most prestigious competition among medical students in Brazil. It was the last day for registration, and … Ler mais

Aside from a South American soccer championship in Uruguay, this was my first time traveling outside of my home country. The prize was an anatomy dissection medical course at the University of South Florida. The experience showed me that there was so much more in terms of education and opportunities beyond what I had known. … Ler mais

I continued to seek opportunities to immerse myself in a developmental environment abroad. The only option available during my next medical school vacation was an exchange program called “Work Experience” in the USA. Although it was quite different from my previous experiences abroad, it was the only opportunity I had at the moment, so I … Ler mais

Recently, when I returned to Brazil in 2020, I experienced another sign that I should go back to the United States. My mentor, Dr. José Luiz Pozo Raymundo, passed away due to Covid-19. He was a professor at my university and an orthopedic surgeon for a prominent club in the Brazilian National Soccer League. I … Ler mais