Eyes Up

On today’s episode our guest is the CEO of Latinx en Medicina, and future doctor, Leslie Gonzalez.

We discuss what it’s like being latina in medicine, the importance of keeping your head down and grinding and studying while finding balance and seeking mental health, imposter syndrome, work ethic, omg “it’s exhausting” being first-gen (inserting a small reference from the Selena movie lol) but we are setting the foundation for future generations and let’s never forget that ¡SÍ SE PUEDE! attitude.

You can learn more about the movement at latinxenmedicina.com

Dr. Krywko has three words that you need to hear if you ever thought about opening your own cold-start optometry private practice, “Just do it!” If your why is clear then the how of things falls into place.

We have a guest on today's podcast, Dr. Rani Banik! She is the founder of Envision Health NYC, a private practice based in the Upper East Side and she is an integrative ophthalmologist. In other words, she is a fellowship trained neuro-ophthalmologist and a functional medicine expert. In this episode we will cover her journey to medicine, how she discovered functional medicine, tips on migraines and more. I really hope you enjoy this episode; you can find her on instagram @dr.ranibanik and you can learn more about her and her practice on rudranibanikmd.com

¡Este es mi primer podcast en español! Hablo un poquito sobre mi vida, un poquito sobre el trabajo voluntario que yo participo en y hablo sobre temas generales de la salud que afecta a la poblacion latina. And for my English-speaking listeners this is a chance for you to test your Spanish comprehension. Leave me back a voice message in Spanish and I'll reply back in Spanish too! I'm sure you know more Spanish than you think you do.

A reminder to not chase happiness but instead to focus on what you are going through right now at this very moment. The only thing that’s real is the present. Hope you have a great day!

Please be mindful with my audio quality as you may need to turn up the volume a bit. Thank you so much for your patience during this learning process for me. This episode is an ode to the reason we/I love practicing optometry so much, our patients! They are the reason we studied late nights for and the reason we stay at late work doing some administrative work. Our patients are everything and I'm grateful that I'm entrusted with the opportunity to serve them as a doctor of optometry.

A look into a few seemingly ordinary experiences in my life that inspired me to pursue an extraordinary career as an optometrist.

I go in-depth as to why I started my eye-related optometry instagram @newyorkeyedoc; the need for public awareness about the importance of eye health, needing to fundraise with the non-profit I volunteer with @sightsonhealth, and wanting to share my story of being a latina optometrist in the greatest city in the world, Queens, New York City.