- Hi, my name is Dr. Kristamaie Collman.
I'm a board certified Family Medicine Physician
and this is how I work it.
I'm gonna to take you through 24 hours of my beauty
and wellness routine.
Typically I will see anywhere from 20 to 30 patients
in a day.
As a family medicine physician we see everyone
from infants to the elderly.
So it's not atypical to see the mom, the sister
the aunt, the grandma, and the children in the family.
You get to really be a part of the family dynamics.
Another part of my job is that I practice locum tenens,
which is where a physician will temporarily fill in
for another physician in an office setting,
or even in the hospital setting,
that's not typically their own.
For this, I travel all over in addition to seeing patients
in the office, and practicing medicine virtually,
I am also in the process of starting my own
concierge type practice.
It's an exciting entrepreneurial journey, lots of hard work.
The most challenging part of my job
is not getting enough time to spend with patients.
The most rewarding part of my job is being able
to develop close relationships with the patients,
and oftentimes feeling like you're a part of the family.
All right, good morning guys. It's about 5:45.
I'm up, let's get this day started.
I usually start my day around 5:45, 6:00 AM.
If I wake up to my alarm,
I'm whispering because H is still sleeping.
I wake up early because I have a morning routine
that I enjoy sticking to.
Like quiet time, everyone else in the rest of the world
is sleeping right now.
So I wake up, I wash my face.
I've been using the Sierra V lines,
It's a pretty gentle cleanser.
Over the last couple of months my skin
has been more sensitive than usual.
It's also got some great ingredients in there.
The hyaluronic acid to help with hydration,
and then the serums to just help my skin protected,
so it's natural barrier.
I put on some leisure attire.
I just changed that we can get the state started.
While I'm preparing to journal,
I will usually make a warm tea with some lemon
and maybe I'll add a little bit of ginger to it.
I like to do it for the digestive health benefits,
and ginger is a great inflammatory.
I journal for about 10 to 15 minutes.
Using the gratitude journal really helps me focus on
and pay attention to all the good things that are happening
in my life and really not take those for granted.
I really like matcha tea, I've been trying to cut
down on the coffee, but my guy,
he just went crazy [indistinct]
So that's not really helping me cut my habits.
And then I meditate for another 10 minutes.
I also believe in setting your intentions for the day,
It can be really easy to get distracted.
And so I make sure that all of my actions are purposeful
and are helping me achieve a goal in mind.
I do some sort of movement, so whether that's stretching
or even yoga.
Now it's time to take Hash for a walk.
while about walking I typically will listen to a podcast
This morning, check it out, Jay Shetty's on purpose.
This is an amazing podcast, he always gives you something
to think deeply about, do some self-reflecting also.
helps with mindset.
So just getting back in it's time
to make a quick breakfast for myself and for hubs.
Breakfast typically entails something quick and easy
because he's gonna head off to work
and I have to start my day.
Have the eggs and [indistinct] bacon in there,
put it on an English muffin and boom, we're ready to go.
I am about to take a quick shower
and then we're gonna do some skins care.
I love my vitamin C serum, it has really helped with my skin
in terms of hyperpigmentation.
I have been actually loving Neutrogena's hydro boost,
water gel moisturizer because it has hyaluronic acid
in there helps to tighten my skin
and make it feel moisturize.
The skin is really bad dry, especially during the pandemic,
wearing the masks dry out your skin significantly.
And then my sunscreen, never forget sunscreen.
Even if I'm indoors, I'm still fine, sunscreen all over.
It can be really hard to find sunscreens
that don't leave you look ashy or ghost.
And that's what I really like about this sunscreen,
this elta MD sunscreen is that it doesn't leave me
looking ghostly.
And it also has some great ingredients in there.
It's got a nice serum in there,
It has a little bit of lactic acid as well.
The lactic acid gives you a gentle exfoliation.
The thing that helps me just glow.
I do enjoy putting on makeup, especially when I'm going
in to see patients, whether I'm in the office or even
if I'm seeing patients virtually,
I think that it helps myself.
It just helps to brighten my mood,
And I feel as though patients appreciate
seeing a little bit of glow during the visits.
Now my face is ready for makeup.
I don't do full glam, but I prefer a more natural glow
for my patient interactions.
In my makeup arsenal for everyday routine,
I will typically put on an under eye brightener,
this one is by Becca, I will use an under eye concealer.
I use two concealers, this one is by NARS, NARS honey.
And then this one is my Bare Minerals, it's by Bare Pro.
It's easy just for little spots,
so that spot there, spot there,
and we're just gonna to blend it out.
And then I'll apply a setting powder.
I'll use a primer radiance by Laura Mercier,
an all time favorite.
And this product just goes on really light
and it gives you a nice, subtle glow
Because we're just wearing masks the whole days
and people are only seeing your eyes,
I do my lashes, and then I also do my eyebrow.
I like using this goof proof brow pencil by Benefit
because it has the spoolie on one end,
It has the browsers on the other, and it's just really easy.
I think that there's a lot that can be expressed
through the eyes as well.
So that's why I've put a little bit of effort into my eyes.
Lastly, we'll go in with clear brow gel
just to hold it in place, the brows are my favorite feature.
And a cream blush, this one is by NARS it's orgasm.
So, this is the only style I've done for my hair
since quarantine has started.
Usually I'll wear my hair, you'll see me in curls,
but for the last couple of weeks, I've had these faux locks
in which I have loved but it's time
it's coming time to bring back the curls.
When I was younger, I used to wear my hair straight
all the time, and as I've gotten older
I've started to embrace my natural hair.
I love my curls and also other styles like braids
and twists.
For, my hair right now, I'm doing using
biogens deep conditioning treatment.
I also love Shea moisture products.
Because it's 2020 things are different now
than they were back in 1995 or 2000,
especially when it comes to women
and their natural hair
in the workplace and it's beautiful and inspiring.
It's really important right now especially for me to inspire
and motivate those coming up behind me.
Right now in the United States, less than 6% of physicians
and surgeons are African-American.
And so it's very important for a black female
to see another black female who is a doctor
because you can't be what you can't see.
All right guys, I am about to start seeing
patients virtually, I am ready for the day.
I've got my glow, I got my matcha,
so I'll see you guys a little bit later.
Virtual medicine is very new,
a lot of people aren't used to it.
You have to approach it differently than how
we approach seeing patients in the office.
Usually I'll start off with the visit,
just trying to warm up to the patient
asking them how everything's going,
how they're doing especially mentally right now,
because of the pandemic,
and then we'll get into their concerns.
Your bedside manner is ultra important
when you're seeing patients.
Delivering difficult news to patients is still hard for me,
even though I've done it for so many years,
you really can never fully a hundred percent prepare for it.
You just have to always keep in mind
that this is a human being, this is someone's mom,
someone's father, sister, brother,
and you have to be very truthful
but you also have to have some humility
in a sense, and be able to empathize with them.
Doing a quick midday check-in is around 11:15 or so,
and I've seen five patients so far three adults, two teens,
quite an interesting morning, but it's been great.
I've got a couple more on the schedule,
and then I'm going to take a break for lunch.
One of my favorite parts of the day, and I'll check back in.
When I'm at home doing virtual visits.
I am constantly snacking throughout the day.
If I'm at low cums, I don't snack as much
because we are in full PPE,
and it's just a little bit busier.
Working low cum tenens, I did it to make some extra money
'cause it was great, and I also did it to keep up
with certain skills that I wasn't doing
in my outpatient clinic at that time.
Currently I do locums in the States of Virginia and Georgia.
With the pandemic is a little more frequent.
I'm actually traveling right now for work.
I'm helping out a facility with some urgent
need coverage in Atlanta.
So I'm excited to be here for the next couple of days
into next week, in terms of length, the assignments can vary
so they can vary from weeks to a couple of months.
My assignment was just for two weeks,
it was with a hospital group, and they need had a need
because unfortunately a couple of the doctors
there had gotten sick.
When I go into the office I try to avoid wearing
heavy scented perfumes and lotions.
And that's because some of some types of patients
can be allergic to certain scents,
so I try to be sensitive to that.
My hands have been more dry nowadays since the pandemic,
because of the constant washing,
and constantly using more hand sanitizer than usual
and to help with that, I always have a hand lotion
in my bag.
So I enjoy using the Neutrogena hydro boost hand lotion,
uterine tan lotion and also aqua four,
it's really good for the nail beds and the cuticles.
These are pandemic nails and I've been doing my nails
myself because of social distancing and quarantining.
This brand is in particular is dazzled dry.
And I love it because it's quick to apply, very easy
and it can last a couple of days
and it looks like I went to the salon, but I didn't.
It's time for lunch, we never skip lunch.
I will always take my lunch because I have to eat.
I can't be hungry, can't be hangry I can't be hangry.
Today you've got a quick salad, am gonna add
an avocado to it because avocado makes everything better.
While we're on this break, I'll share with you guys
that I just started my own medical practice,
it's called Pros Medical and I'm excited about it y'all.
It's a membership-based practice where we provide
personalized comprehensive care
and wellness services to people.
I think it's really important for people to feel
empowered about their health.
To know that they have choices in terms of who they trust
with their body and who they trust with their healthcare.
And I often will remind people
that you are the CEOs of your body.
I have been on both ends of the spectrum.
I've helped to treat patients,
and I've also been a patient myself.
Almost a month ago had a myomectomy done,
this is a procedure that's performed
to remove fibroids from the uterus
and I'll actually share with you guys,
I had seen three other doctors before deciding
on this particular surgeon.
I mentioned that to say one, make sure if you are
concerned about any symptoms you have,
you bring it up to your doctor,
but then if you feel like your doctor is not
taking your concern seriously, not listening to you,
you don't feel comfortable with the treatment options
then it's okay, it is perfectly fine to seek
additional recommendations.
You have a choice in terms of who you decide to go to
for care.
And so if you feel embarrassed or you feel
as though you can't openly communicate with your doctor
then you may need to find another doctor for you.
I know that nowadays, we don't see a lot of docs
who are starting their own practices
but I wanted to provide a different experience,
a different level of care
and therefore I needed to create
something that would allow me to do so.
The practice will be in Orlando, Florida
and I'll also will offer virtual appointments.
What can we do to help prevent diabetes?
Again, it's important to remember that you won't know
if you have diabetes, unless you're tested.
I also will travel around and I provide different talks
for different groups of people.
Again, as a family medicine physician
we are trained in many areas, areas that I'm interested in
include high blood pressure, diabetes, obesity medicine.
And so I enjoy educating people about these areas.
Medicine is constantly changing, and as a physician,
we are everyday learners.
Every day we're learning something new
or we're reading articles and we're just expanding
our knowledge base for medicine.
It's about 4:30. I'm getting ready to wrap things up now.
I've got a few more charts to finish,
then we're hanging this white coat up.
The appointments range between 10 to 15 minutes,
but then you have documentation that you have to do.
And so you may spend 15 to 20 minutes
documenting on the patient's case.
And later on that evening, if you haven't finished
maybe you have some reading to do on that patient,
so you're always doing work.
And then the evening starts and I may take a break
to go to the gym, if I didn't do heavy workout that day,
walk the dog and get ready for dinner for hubs to come home.
I'm about to start making dinner
'cause paps we'll be home pretty soon.
We're having some Turkey spaghetti tonight
and I've always got to sneak the veggies in
because no meal is complete without something green.
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So night time routine, I definitely always remove my makeup.
I start by using my cellar water to help remove some
of the makeup from my skin.
then I'll cleanse with my face wash, I'll use a toner
because this leaves my skin feeling
really refreshed from the day's activities.
And depending on the weeknight, I may use a facial oil
or I'll use a face serum with the moisturizer.
But a couple of times throughout the week
I'm incorporating my prescribed retinoid
with my moisturizer, for the wrinkles y'all.
That's my secret.
I've been doing that for a few months now
and I've upped it a little bit because of the pandemic
and because we've just been initially
we were quarantining a lot.
And when you use retinoid often,
it can cause a lot of irritation and increased
dryness to the skin, and so sometimes you're peeling
and flaking all over the place.
But I said, "Oh, it didn't matter 'cause I'm in the house,
seeing patients virtually."
So I've upped it a little bit.
Then I will use an under eye cream and last but not least
we can't forget about the lips,
I'll apply this lip sleeping mask.
I enjoy wearing or trying out different masks
and even under eye masks
I sometimes will have dark circle sunder the eyes
and so just wearing or trying out different eye masks
is my one of my guilty pleasures
and that I always get my husband to try it too.
Usually I may wind down with my husband,
we'll have a glass of wine and watch our favorite TV show
together or hang out on our balcony,
which is one of my favorite places here.
Hang out on the patio with hubs and the puppy
having a bite to eat.
And then I also will do a little bit of journaling as well
to reflect on the day to wind down for night time.
Some self-reflection and just thinking about
the day's activities that's a beautiful quote.
"You always gotta keep moving."
For my own health and my own mental health,
I have to find ways to just de-stress.
So that includes journaling, that includes working out,
and just try to leave everything at work,
and come home and be completely present
with myself and present with my husband.
Never would I have imagined being practicing
during the pandemic, but here we are
and you know, we've read about it,
we've trained appropriately for it
and it's a little bit daunting to be a part of it,
but I am glad to be on the front lines,
to glad to be able to help people
at a time when they need help.
And hopefully I'll be able to tell my children
I helped during the COVID-19 pandemic.
All right guys, Dr. K. signing out for the day,
stay healthy, stay well and good night.
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