Aspiring Docs Diaries

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Jul 31, 2017

Surmounting Step 1

Arianna Yanes

When it comes to the USMLE Step 1 examination, the dedicated study period can be a challenging time for many […] Read More

Jul 24, 2017

Making Room For The Unexpected

Dipika Gaur

When I walked into my academic advisor’s office on the first day of college in 2010, I had in my […] Read More

Jul 17, 2017

Volunteering in Peru

Stephanie Cantu

Volunteering at my one of my local hospitals and working as a CNA has provided me with a good understanding […] Read More

Jul 10, 2017

Untold Sacrifices

Rafid Rahman

Sacrifice. What does it truly mean? Why do we do it? As future doctors, we’ll be asked to sacrifice time, […] Read More

Jul 5, 2017

Choosing My Specialty

Luke Burns

I have wanted to be a pediatrician since before I started medical school. I was the first to sign up […] Read More

Jun 26, 2017

Dear Struggling Student,

Mytosha Dickerson

As a non-traditional pre-med who is also a wife and mother, and has a host of other titles, I sometimes […] Read More

Jun 19, 2017

The Patient Patient

Ogochukwu Ezeoke

In medical school, you only get one summer break, between your first and second years, and it’s recommended that you […] Read More

Jun 12, 2017

Disparities in Dermatology

Faradia Kernizan

On April 5th, I went to the Maryland Dermatological Society meeting at Johns Hopkins. It was the first time I’d […] Read More

Jun 5, 2017

Commencement

Jason Han

My classmates and I recently celebrated what will likely be our final graduation. We are now doctors. Working to become […] Read More

May 30, 2017

People Helping People

Munir Buhaya

I wanted to write about networking, so, in preparation, I did an exercise in which I sketched my professional network […] Read More