Aspiring Docs Diaries

Meet the author:

Jason Han

MD

Jason Han is an Integrated Cardiothoracic Surgery Resident at the University of Pennsylvania. He graduated from the Perelman School of Medicine in 2017. He writes a column for the Philadelphia Inqurer and Doximity Op-(m)ed. You can reach him at Jason.Han@uphs.upenn.edu.

Stories by Jason

Jul 16, 2018

Is there a right residency program for me?

Jason Han

One would think that after having successfully completed so many application cycles to get to the point of applying to […] Read More

Dec 11, 2017

Moving Ahead while Feeling Behind

Jason Han

My transition to internship has been a journey to reconcile my identity. All of a sudden, upon graduating from medical […] Read More

Oct 16, 2017

Cognitive Dissonance

Jason Han

The fellow and I knew that we had to deliver some bad news. “Unfortunately, there is a lot of air […] Read More

Sep 19, 2017

Looking back, looking forward, and looking Up

Jason Han

Standing at the bottom of the residency totem pole, I spend most of my days looking up. I imagine what […] Read More

Jun 5, 2017

Commencement

Jason Han

My classmates and I recently celebrated what will likely be our final graduation. We are now doctors. Working to become […] Read More