Aspiring Docs Diaries

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Michael Foster

Med Student

Michael Foster is a fourth-year medical student at the Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine. Originally from Augusta, Georgia, Michael spent his undergraduate years at Rice University, where he triple majored in Economics, Managerial Studies, and Ecology & Evolutionary Biology. After graduating in 2018 and initially not gaining acceptance into medical school, Michael spent his gap years tutoring and teaching math in Baltimore, a time that exposed Michael to education inequities and impassioned him to address them through medicine. Michael plans to pursue a career improving vision health equity as a pediatric ophthalmologist.

Stories by Michael

May 3, 2023

Translating Pre-Medical Experiences into Clinical Skills

Michael Foster

As a pre-medical student in college, it can be overwhelming deciding how to allocate your time outside of classes. A […] Read More

Jul 26, 2022

The Guinea Pig Complex: Uncertainty in the Age of Virtual & Pass/Fail Medical School

Michael Foster

“We are the guinea pig class.” My classmates and I often joke about this. We started medical school in the […] Read More

Jun 11, 2020

Patience Makes Perfect: Turning Med School Rejection into a Success Story

Michael Foster

I’m pretty open about the fact that I was not accepted to any medical school the first time I applied […] Read More