Aspiring Docs Diaries
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Finding Patience in the Ocean
At the end of my freshman year as a premedical student, I was jaded. I felt cynical about the pressure […] Read More
Embrace Simplicity
Serendipitously, just before beginning my third year Integrated Community Clerkship (ICC) at UBC, one of my best friends recommended I […] Read More
Premed by Day, Mom by Night
Once you make the decision to go on the journey of becoming a doctor, how do you acquire the skills […] Read More
A letter to an Incoming Medical Student
Dear Colleague, Congratulations! Welcome to an exciting time and the beginning of a life-altering experience. You are now part of […] Read More
Why I’m Pursuing Rural Medicine
I grew up in Flora, Mississippi, a small, bucolic town of about 2,000. I cherish the memories of being in […] Read More
Be Cautious. Be Confident.
When I chose to pursue a career in medicine, I was in my freshman year of college. I decided that […] Read More
Tangible Meanings
I remember walking into my freshman orientation at Boston College (BC) anxious about what the next four years meant for […] Read More
Resilience is Key
Having finished my second year of undergrad as a premed, I have been able to reflect a lot on what […] Read More
My outlook as a DACA medical student
My name is Cesar, I am a fourth-year student in the MD-PhD program at Loyola Stritch School of Medicine. I […] Read More
Learning from Non-medical Volunteering
After years of volunteering in different medically related fields, I discovered that you shouldn’t only volunteer in medical settings. In […] Read More