Aspiring Docs Diaries

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Jan 17, 2018

Life Beyond your To Do Lists

Pavan Mehat

It is an excellent feeling when you know you are planning out your day, week or even month, before executing […] Read More

Jan 9, 2018

December

Slavena Salve Nissan

In December 2012, I almost quit pursuing medicine. I was a sophomore in college and wrapping up the end of […] Read More

Jan 2, 2018

A Dose of Compassion

Emil Baftirovski

Before I wanted to become a physician, I was a foolish 12-year-old who believed that I was going to become […] Read More

Dec 27, 2017

Disclosure of the Self in the Personal Statement

Amber Dunbar Ph.D.

What a risk it is to put oneself on the line, to let oneself hang vulnerable to the judgment of others who decide our fate. Read More

Dec 18, 2017

The Importance of Being Flexible

Oge Opaigbeogu

I’m sure I am not alone when I say that where I imagined I’d be as a senior in college […] Read More

Dec 11, 2017

Moving Ahead while Feeling Behind

Jason Han

My transition to internship has been a journey to reconcile my identity. All of a sudden, upon graduating from medical […] Read More

Dec 4, 2017

Privilege of Being a Physician – Even as an Intern

Edward Chang

I am currently an intern in a 5-year urology program. Being an intern doesn’t always feel amazing, even if you […] Read More

Nov 28, 2017

Transitioning from M2 to M3

Ijeoma Okoye

My transition between second and third year of medical school, when my school shifts from classroom to clinical, has been […] Read More

Nov 20, 2017

The Power of Pausing

Pavan Mehat

“You can do anything, but not everything.” –David Allen I have shamelessly taken this title from Eckhart Tolle’s excellent book […] Read More

Nov 13, 2017

Natural Disasters

Angela Arata

Natural disasters can change a person’s life in an instant. Communities like mine will take years to rebuild. Read More