Aspiring Docs Diaries
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Are You Superman?
As pre-med students we are expected to achieve a great deal. We need to have a multitude of community service […] Read More
The White Coat
I live in Chicago, which means I own many coats. I have a coat for when summer fades to fall, […] Read More
Medical Students with Traveling Shoes
Packing up a suitcase every 5 to 10 weeks and moving everything you anticipate you’ll need is the lifestyle of […] Read More
The Superhero
As an experienced student observer in the cancer hospital, I could tell there was something different about this patient. His […] Read More
What Plays the Primary Role in Health Outcomes?
“It’s funny how you switched careers. You went to medical school but now you’re doing public health,” one of my […] Read More
On electronic medical records and my path to medicine
Imagine one day that you turn on your smartphone or computer, and a completely new operating system has been installed. […] Read More
Double Vision
I clutched a little nervously at my sleeves, exchanging frequent glances with the other student as we waited for the […] Read More
From Bedside to Post-it Note
For some physicians, at what point in their career does a transition occur from considering their participation in patient care […] Read More
The Calm Before the Storm
The summer before medical school is generally regarded as the last time of true freedom for doctors-to-be. We are supposed […] Read More
We Are F-A-M-I-L-Y
Walking out of that room, I realized that there is more to the word “family” than I had thought. Read More