Aspiring Docs Diaries

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Sep 14, 2017

Artificial Intelligence in Medicine

Gevick Safarians

Recently, I’ve become increasingly fascinated with the field of artificial intelligence and its potential for progress in the medical field. […] Read More

Sep 11, 2017

How Volunteering Helped Me

Diana Santacruz

I wish I could tell you that it’s been a lifelong dream of mine to become a doctor, or that […] Read More

Sep 6, 2017

Non-biological Constituents of Health

Araks Ghazaryan

The places to prepare for a medical career aren’t only biology and chemistry labs. Read More

Aug 29, 2017

Talking About Implicit Bias In Medicine

Faradia Kernizan

Lately in the field of medicine, discussing socio-medical topics like implicit bias has become more common. “Also known as implicit […] Read More

Aug 28, 2017

Step 1 Study Struggle

Edward Chang

Studying for USMLE Step 1 was definitely one of the more challenging periods of my life. Although I did not […] Read More

Aug 21, 2017

Learning from Teachers

Weston Eldridge

Most of us have read books, seen videos or heard stories about high energy, high stakes medical scenarios, like a […] Read More

Aug 17, 2017

Life is Precious

Belle Pace

During my senior year of high school, my AP English Literature teacher asked us to write a poem about the […] Read More

Aug 14, 2017

Embracing where I’ve been

Mary Barber

When I was younger my mom said that I would be one of those people who finds the cure for […] Read More

Aug 10, 2017

Pretending to Not Be a Patient

Olivia Lacny

Squinting into the white light, I awoke to the familiar scent of rubbing alcohol and latex.  I was groggy, confused, […] Read More

Aug 7, 2017

Lessons Learned as a Pharmacy Technician

Tyrone Lofton

As a college student I was looking for a job that could complement my school schedule. I came across a […] Read More