Aspiring Docs Diaries

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Jun 23, 2023

Greatness Originates in Small Acts of Kindness

Austin Nguyen

People perceive greatness as something that comes from grand gestures or remarkable achievements. However, the field of medicine has shown […] Read More

May 25, 2023

Doubt, Deferral, and Destiny

Sreya Sanyal

Five years ago, if you told me that I would be an entering MD/PhD student, I’d be elated, but if […] Read More

May 3, 2023

Translating Pre-Medical Experiences into Clinical Skills

Michael Foster

As a pre-medical student in college, it can be overwhelming deciding how to allocate your time outside of classes. A […] Read More

Jan 25, 2023

Bouncing Back from Failure – My Journey to Medical School

Chris Lopez

My story begins with this quote from a sixth-grade teacher in a classroom: “All you do is disrupt my teaching; […] Read More

Dec 6, 2022

A Medical Student Perspective on Loss and Self-Awareness

Fiona Doolan

“There are these two young fish swimming along and they meet an older fish swimming the other way, who nods […] Read More

Nov 16, 2022

Imposter Syndrome Rears Its Head

Rebecca Chen

This weekend, I had the incredible opportunity to attend the Pisacano leadership symposium in Chicago. I had been chosen as […] Read More

Oct 31, 2022

From Coffee Beans to Medical Disease: A Suggestion to Spend Your Gap Years

Patrick Samones

Through my journey to find a haven for studying as well as easy access to caffeine, staying at coffee shops […] Read More

Sep 21, 2022

4AM Night

Neha Panigrahy

It’s 4 AM. The hospital—once a lively and bustling place with residents responding to codes, nurses checking vitals, physical therapists […] Read More

Aug 15, 2022

The ‘No’ Flow

Sanjana Pawar

Yet another “no.” Red boxes covered my Google sheet listing possible shadowing opportunities, as another clinic either turned me away […] Read More

Jul 26, 2022

The Guinea Pig Complex: Uncertainty in the Age of Virtual & Pass/Fail Medical School

Michael Foster

“We are the guinea pig class.” My classmates and I often joke about this. We started medical school in the […] Read More