| Mentor Details |
| 1. Name: |
Michelle Cheng |
2. Academic Program (e.g. MD, PhD, MD/PhD):
If PhD, whose lab are you in? (optional) |
MD
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| 3. Email: |
michelle.cheng@med.einstein.yu.edu |
| 4. Gender: |
Female |
| 5. Year of birth: |
1986 |
| 6. How many years at Einstein? |
2 |
| 7. What has been a rather challenging adjustment for you at Einstein? (list as many as you want) |
- Being so far away from home with no close family/relatives nearby- Wondering if I can handle all of my extracurriculars and school Feeling inadequate amongst peers who are all really smart- Not loving the material taught sometimes and questioning whether I am pursuing medicine for the right reasons- wanting to do well in school while not forgetting to have personal growth as well, trying to stay balanced |
| 8. List universities or colleges before Einstein: |
University of California, Berkeley |
| 9. List any university or college clubs before Einstein: |
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| 10. Prior careers, e.g. pilot, gardener, nurse, etc.: |
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| 11. Where you lived before Einstein: |
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| 12. If not raised in US, where were you raised? |
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| 13. If English isn't your first language, what is? |
Mandarin |
| 14. Hobbies (remember those?)/Einstein Club Interests: |
- Snowboarding- Painting- Reading- cooking- traveling
ECHO Free Clinic |
| 15. Other info that might help describe you? |
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| 16. What you do to take care of yourself? |
- go to the gym regularly- take time to relax – ie. Read a book, watch a tv episode, have dinner with friends- get out of the Bronx, ie. Go into Manhattan to study- eat well, have a balanced diet- I always sleep enough! |