Aspiring Docs Diaries
All Stories
The Frail Doctor: Depression and our Oath
A year or so ago while biking on the coastline of the Puget Sound, not long after the death of […] Read More
How Practicing Bewilderment Helps Medicine
Rumi (a 13th-century Persian poet, jurist, theologian, and Sufi mystic,) said, “Sell your cleverness and practice bewilderment.” Whoa. I love […] Read More
Healing Encounters on Aisle 8
Frazzled and exhausted by another ten-hour day at the end of our second week of medical school, the two of […] Read More
What’s Your Why?
During my sophomore year of college while I was sitting in the library taking a break from studying, I came […] Read More
Do What You Love
I’ve recently been given the same piece of advice from three different physicians, so I feel it is worth reflecting […] Read More
Body of Work
When I started preparing for my MCAT, the first thing I did was buy textbooks. Lots of them. Not just […] Read More
What They Don’t Teach You in Medical School
As I write this, I am moments away from entering a new day. It’s already mid-October of my second year […] Read More
Making my Net
Originally posted in OHSU’s StudentSpeak “Mamaaaa. Heyyy Mamaaa! I need fresh water with ice! HEY MAMAAA! It’s morning time!” I […] Read More
Welcome Home, Class of 2018. Thoughts and Advice from Second Year Students
Originally posted UVM Medicine Find time to be humbled by what you’re learning. Every week. When you can’t memorize any […] Read More
On Fear, Mountains, Humility, and Starting Medical School
Originally posted in UVM Medicine “I must not fear. Fear is the mind-killer. Fear is the little-death that brings total […] Read More