Medical Bae of the Week: Tre'Cherie Crumbs, MD

This week our Medical Bae of the week is Tre'Cherie Crumbs, MD. She is a Physician who works hard for what she has and spreads positivity. Read how Dr. Crumbs got to where she is and her experience in her career.

1. Which College / University did you attend?

The University of Georgia, Go Dawgs!

2. Did you feel like that institution was beneficial to your career path?

I think that UGA helped me to learn how to be more independent and take control over the future of my career. Unfortunately, when I was at UGA there was a premed advisor on campus, but she was not necessarily a doctor or someone in medicine. Her advice and information were from an outsider’s perspective and I ended up doing a lot of the research as far as the application process and bettering my chances of acceptance on my own.

3. What is your current profession?

 I am an internal medicine resident physician. I just graduated medical school this past May.

4. What advice would you give to people pursuing that profession?

With the expansion of social media it is so much easier to network and ask questions than when I was applying to medical school. Do not hesitate to message any doctors or nurses to let them know you are interested in their profession! The majority of us are more than willing to help in any way that we can.

5. How did you enter this field and what made you choose this career path?

I grew up always knowing that I wanted to help people. I bounced around a lot as far as what I thought I wanted to do but when my grandmother passed away during my freshman year of college it definitely solidified my decision to pursue medicine. My grandmother suffered from several chronic medical conditions and lived in a rural area with very few good physicians. I want to be the doctor that I wish my grandmother would have had.

6. What is your typical day like in your current position?

It depends on if I am in the hospital or clinic. For days at the  hospital, I wake up bright and early around 5:30AM and try to get to the hospital around 6/6:30AM I look over my patients charts to see what happened overnight  and then go see them and come up with a plan before rounds. Around 10:00AM I meet with my attending physician and we go see all the patients. The rest of the day is spent writing notes and getting things done for my patients as well as talking to their family. Also any procedures that may need to be done would occur in the afternoon (ex, arterial lines, thoracentesis, paracentesis, lumbar puncture, etc.). Then I wrap up and sign out my patients to the night team and go home. For clinic days, I get there around 7:45AM and start looking over my patients for the day and starting my notes. As an intern (first year resident) I see about 6 patients a day. Clinic can get pretty busy with ordering labs, sending referrals, in-clinic procedures can also happen but I still try to spend most of my time talking with my patients. I usually wrap things up and head home around 5:00PM

7. What challenges or frustrations did you encounter regarding the field you're in?

The biggest challenge for me has been being an introvert in a field that values those who speak up and out very often. I love talking to patients but as a doctor there is a lot of interaction that goes on behind the scenes that most people don’t see. We are constantly on the phone, attending conferences, and talking amongst each other. I have had to adjust and become more confident in using my voice.

8. Regarding the school you currently or used to attend, are there any special events taking place this year?

(Scholarships) Things of that nature? In light of COVID, I am unsure of what events will be taking place this year. I graduated from Morehouse School of Medicine and they do tons of work in the community as well as offering scholarships and opportunities to minorities interested in medicine. All updates can be found on their website www.msm.edu

9. If there was a website about the medical profession, what would you like it to have?

A breakdown of cost for each year from the application cycle, to each year of medical school and residency. It has been a very expensive process that I had no idea about.

10. What social media platforms do you visit for medical information?

AAMC and Doximity!

11. What is the best way to get in contact with you?

Email: untreceeble@gmail.com

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