"Study hard, learn everything, sleep when you can, listen to patients as people, and remember that they are people, not just diseases.

"Find someone you want to be like and don't forget your family."

"As I embarked on my medical school journey, I wish I would have known how much I would love the practice of medicine. There is not a moment in my life as a physician that I have regretted. Knowing how fulfilling my medical career has been, would have made the challenging journey to get there less daunting."

"Never underestimate the effect of a kind word, even when things seem hopeless. Your compassion can heal the way no medicine can and will never be forgotten."

"Amid all the nonsense from insurers, the high tech heroics that will sometimes be your ally, the record keeping that can make docs feel like file clerks, never forget why you wanted to become a physician in the first place."

"Always remember you must understand the patient as well as you understand the science."