Aspiring Docs Diaries

All Stories

Sep 9, 2014

Freefall – Applying to Medical School

Luke Burns

For my eighteenth birthday, my sister bought me a voucher to go skydiving. I remember sitting in the tiny airplane […] Read More

Sep 4, 2014

Shortness of Breath, Again

Tyler Mains

On a typically balmy autumn afternoon in Baltimore City, Mr. S could barely breathe. Throughout the prior week, he had […] Read More

Aug 21, 2014

MD, HB: Medical Doctor, Human Being

Basheer Elsolh

I was spending the day in the Emergency Department of a community hospital. Though it was a small department with […] Read More

Aug 15, 2014

Summer Research and Reflection

Tehreem Rehman

It has only been two weeks. Two days. Okay, more like two mornings. And yet, on a Friday night, I […] Read More

Jul 28, 2014

Changing Your Mind

Luke Burns

For most of my life I wanted to be a journalist. Eager to have an impact on the world and […] Read More

Jul 23, 2014

Keep Your Hands Up

Amy Yao

The day before I left for my six-week solo backpacking trip across Europe, my beloved, 80 year old German piano […] Read More

Jul 9, 2014

Third Year Starting Line

Lindsey McAlarnen

We’ve all heard the jokes or warnings to not get sick during July because that is when the new doctors […] Read More

Jul 3, 2014

Medical School Dreams Come True for Undocumented Students and their Families – Three Perspectives

Anonymous

Medical School Perspective In October of 2012, Loyola University Chicago’s Stritch School of Medicine became the first medical school in […] Read More

Jun 24, 2014

The Professional Volunteer

Luke Burns

For some students applying to medical school, volunteering is just another item on their pre-med checklist they need to cross […] Read More

Jun 18, 2014

Finding Your Motivation

Luke Burns

I’ve always been jealous of the person hit by that lightning bolt moment, the one who can pinpoint the exact […] Read More