Aspiring Docs Diaries
All Stories
How Shadowing Pulled Me into Medicine
In my junior year of high school, each student in my Biomedical Research class had to give a presentation on […] Read More
What Really Prepared Me for the Practice of Medicine
I recently found myself in the midst of my first rotation of medical school, outpatient internal medicine. Excited, and honestly […] Read More
Practice Kindness
I remember the day I first wanted to be a doctor. There was a traditional event that the fourth grade […] Read More
Make Time for Fun
I wake up with sweat streaming down my face after another “salsa” dream. It is always the same; I elegantly […] Read More
Comparison is the Thief of Joy
Once you’ve decided to embark on the journey to medical school, it’s only natural to be curious about what other […] Read More
Letter to a Future Doctor
Dear Future Doctor, Please remember. Remember what it feels like to be a patient. Remember the pain, remember the anguish […] Read More
A Work in Progress
My second rotation as a third year medical student was internal medicine. Unlike my first clerkship, family medicine, internal medicine […] Read More
The Physician’s Pen
Becoming a medical scribe for an Emergency Physician has taught me more about medicine, about passion, and most importantly about […] Read More
Family First
Becoming a doctor is HUGE for a boy growing up in a Russian family – far more impressive than even […] Read More
De-Mystifying the Grey
“There’s no such thing as all or always, for everything there is an exception,” said Dr. Jerrold Teitcher, Director of […] Read More