Aspiring Docs Diaries
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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
Is there a right residency program for me?
One would think that after having successfully completed so many application cycles to get to the point of applying to […] Read More
No Reason for Shame
“Is there anything that has made it better?” I asked. I was trying to be a thorough third year medical […] Read More
The Necessary Qualities of a Future Physician
As I work with pre-medical students, I often think about what makes an applicant successful. Most everyone applying to medical […] Read More
Biggest Lesson of Intern Year
“There is no such things as an ‘otherwise healthy’ bladder cancer patient who needs a radical cystectomy.” One of my […] Read More