Aspiring Docs Diaries
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Rotating Through the Pediatric Emergency Room: Part I
I walk through the wooden door of the Peds Emergency Department wearing black scrubs and a non-operational badge. The door […] Read More
The Power of a Good Mentor
As a rising senior in high school, I’m already thinking about the questions I’ll face when applying to medical school, […] Read More
The Decision to Donate: Saving a Patient’s Life for the First Time
It takes less than five minutes to swab the inside of your cheek and join a bone marrow donor registry […] Read More
Policy Prescriptions: A Future Medical Student’s Dive into Health Policy and Advocacy
While preparing for the 2023-24 medical school application interview cycle, during a mock interview, I was asked, “What would you […] Read More
What Happens When You Don’t Match?
Every medical student dreams of Match Day. This is the ultimate goal that drives many med students through the grueling […] Read More
A Prescription for Change: How Difficult Experiences can Lead to Important Discoveries
Premed students know the drill: get as many clinical hours as possible to be competitive for acceptance into medical school. […] Read More
Beyond the Usual: Ordinary Moments, Extraordinary Stories
High acuity situations in emergency medicine can feel like a whirlwind. The excitement of heroic resuscitations and the thrill of […] Read More
Still Here: My Experience with Repeating a Year of Medical School
On a hot and humid July afternoon, the white coat ceremony for the class of 2025 at the Florida International […] Read More
Greatness Originates in Small Acts of Kindness
People perceive greatness as something that comes from grand gestures or remarkable achievements. However, the field of medicine has shown […] Read More
Doubt, Deferral, and Destiny
Five years ago, if you told me that I would be an entering MD/PhD student, I’d be elated, but if […] Read More