Dr. Tamika Blackburn is an internal medicine physician who shares how adversities in life can help build the courage to persist. She details her personal experience of overcoming “roadblocks” from applying to college through being in medical practice. Viewers are challenged to examine their own mindset toward failure and how this can either promote or stifle the pathway to success. Finally, she summarizes with four strategies to foster resilience. Dr. Blackburn is currently an attending physician at the UConn Student Health and Wellness Center. She has been board certified in Internal Medicine since completion of her post graduate training in 2008. In the past 13 years she has developed experience in inpatient, outpatient and academic medicine. She was previously a hospitalist and Assistant Professor of Medicine at Columbia University Medical Center. Prior to her work as a clinician-educator she received her medical degree from New York University School of Medicine and completed her internship and residency at Yale University’s Internal Medicine Program. Throughout her career she has passionately taught, inspired and mentored high school students, medical students and residents and continues to do so. On a personal note, she enjoys singing, dancing and trying new recipes with her preschooler. Traveling and learning new customs were also important past-times for her and her family pre-pandemic. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at [ Ссылка ]
