Aspiring Docs Diaries

Meet the author:

Jessica Prescott

Med Student

Jessica Prescott is a fourth year medical student at the Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California. Prior to beginning medical school, she graduated magna cum laude from Duke University with a Bachelor’s of Science in Chemistry. While at Duke, she performed nephrology research and coached a Girls on the Run team in Durham. She grew up in Scottsdale, Arizona and enjoys being back on the sunny West Coast. When not studying or learning in the hospital, she can be found running loops around the Rose Bowl stadium and discovering which beaches in LA have the least expensive parking. She will be applying to pediatric residencies this fall.

Stories by Jessica

Jun 11, 2018

Benched

Jessica Prescott

While many of my peers may be finding that their white coats fit a little better after finishing the third […] Read More

Nov 7, 2017

Head Above Water

Jessica Prescott

In the week after my USMLE Step 1 exam, I forgot the endless medical factoids I had spent months cramming […] Read More

Apr 17, 2017

Wherever You Go, There You Are

Jessica Prescott

It’s that time of year again. No, I don’t mean the time of year when some of us have to […] Read More

Dec 21, 2016

Being Present

Jessica Prescott

As I forcefully exhaled against an errant strand of hair, I wished I were anywhere but there. My hands – […] Read More

Aug 29, 2016

Undifferentiated

Jessica Prescott

It was midway through the semester, and as medical students, we were well aware of the allure of a free […] Read More

Aug 8, 2016

Views from the Back Wall

Jessica Prescott

Glancing down at her wristband, I saw that we were nearly the same age. Her dark wavy hair was sprawled […] Read More