In this episode of Seeing Clearly, Emaan Chaudry and Danielle Solish talk to Dr. Anne Xuan-Lan Nguyen, Dr. Ojas Srivastava and Dr Anastasiya Vinokurtseva, three PGY-1 ophthalmology residents.
Dr. Nguyen completed her Doctor of Medicine at McGill University in 2023. She has a passion for grassroot community service, research, and medical education. She is currently an ophthalmology resident at the University of Toronto. Outside of medicine, Dr. Nguyen enjoys playing ultimate frisbee, flag football, hockey, as well as discovering new restaurants.
Dr. Srivastava initially grew up in the GTA and then moved out west to Alberta in Grade 6. Since then, he received his MD a few months ago in 2023 and is now starting first year residency in Ophthalmology at the University of Alberta. He has a passion for mentorship and hopes to get involved with medical education/teaching throughout residency. Outside of work, Dr. Srivastava enjoys staying active, traveling, spending time with friends and family, and can never say no to a game of spikeball.
Dr. Vinokurtseva completed both her Bachelor of Medical Sciences (Honours) and Doctor of Medicine at Western University. She completed Glaucoma and Advanced Anterior Segment Surgery research fellowship at Prism Eye Institute & University of Toronto with Dr. Ike Ahmed, prior to returning to Western University for Ophthalmology residency. In her free time, she enjoys hiking, DIY projects, working out, gardening, cooking and traveling.
In this episode, we discuss:
Each resident’s unique journey to ophthalmology.
Dr. Vinokurtseva’s experience completing a research fellowship.
Dr. Nguyen’s experience matching to a school that is not her home school.
Dr. Srivastava’s experience parallel planning during the matching process.
Their advice for learners.
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