Sagar Chapagain, MD
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Physicians
I just signed my first attending contract. It should feel like pure celebration. Mostly, it does. But it is also a moment that forces reflection. For first-generation physicians, the hardest part of the journey often is not medical school or…
I just signed my first attending contract.
It should feel like pure celebration. Mostly, it does. But it is also a moment that forces reflection. For first-generation physicians, the hardest part of the journey often is not medical school or residency. It is learning how to navigate what comes after, inside systems we were never born into.
You are just as capable, compassionate, and prepared as anyone else. You have worked harder …
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First-generation physician: Navigating the first attending contract
Physicians
When I first stepped onto a college campus, I was the first in my entire family to do so. Coming from a humble immigrant background, community college was my gateway. Like many community college students, I was nontraditional, new to…
When I first stepped onto a college campus, I was the first in my entire family to do so. Coming from a humble immigrant background, community college was my gateway. Like many community college students, I was nontraditional, new to the country, starting from scratch. This was my first exposure to the American educational system, and I was just trying to figure it out while working multiple jobs.
Eventually, I served …
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Leadership is about pulling others up
Policy
When it comes to health care, this election cycle has been different than previous ones. Either it is Medicare for all or public option in the ACA, democratic candidates have shown support for some version of universal health care. As…
When it comes to health care, this election cycle has been different than previous ones. Either it is Medicare for all or public option in the ACA, democratic candidates have shown support for some version of universal health care. As the health care costs, including prescription drug prices, keep rising, many Americans have started to advocate for universal health care coverage. At the same time, others still believe in the …
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It’s time for a comprehensive universal health care system in America
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