Aspiring Docs Diaries

All Stories

Sep 6, 2016

Little Girl Blue

Brienne Ryan

She lay there, small and seemingly lifeless. Everything surrounding her is industrial—wires and tubes connecting this way and that—paralleling the […] Read More

Aug 29, 2016

Undifferentiated

Jessica Prescott

It was midway through the semester, and as medical students, we were well aware of the allure of a free […] Read More

Aug 25, 2016

Pre-meds & Policy: An Essential Relationship

Suhas Gondi

As a pre-medical student, my academic and extracurricular pursuits have often felt pre-determined. I enroll in science classes to fulfill […] Read More

Aug 22, 2016

Burnout: A Hidden Epidemic

Jessica Turner

At 27 years old, I look around at my non-medical friends with envy at times. They have paying jobs, financial […] Read More

Aug 15, 2016

Academic Support

Stephanie Cantu

From time to time we encounter situations in our undergrad years that make us question our capabilities. Sometimes I think […] Read More

Aug 8, 2016

Views from the Back Wall

Jessica Prescott

Glancing down at her wristband, I saw that we were nearly the same age. Her dark wavy hair was sprawled […] Read More

Aug 1, 2016

Remembering Why

Anisha Guda

Having doubts but then coming back more determined has, in a way, made medicine that much more special for me. Read More

Jul 26, 2016

Early Assurance

Rafid Rahman

Accepted. That’s what we really want to hear; it’s a common goal for all humans. To belong to a group […] Read More

Jul 22, 2016

Why Black Lives Matter to a White Pediatrician

Sarah Mongiello Bernstein

My heart hurts. Sometimes I find it hard to reconcile all the beauty in this world with all the hatred […] Read More

Jul 18, 2016

They Were Waiting

Christina Hughey

My third year of medical school began with a family medicine outpatient clinic clerkship, which is quite a different setting […] Read More