Aspiring Docs Diaries

Meet the author:

Stephanie Cantu

Pre-Med

Stephanie Cantu is from El Paso, TX and is a senior at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. She is a pre-med biology major with a minor in chemistry. She is the first of her family to attend to a university. She has volunteered for the South Texas Healthcare System and was a student researcher for Texas A&M Agrilife Research Extension in Weslaco. She plans to get more involved in her community by volunteering and shadowing at different facilities to learn more about the health issues affecting her area. She has been doubted if she can succeed, and hopes to prove them wrong as she takes the remainder of her biology courses and continues her journey of becoming a physician.

Stories by Stephanie

Mar 25, 2019

Being Non-Traditional Is OK!

Stephanie Cantu

Now that I am a 25-year-college graduate, I don’t feel the pressure of “not being enough” quite as much as […] Read More

Feb 4, 2019

Overcoming MCAT Challenges

Stephanie Cantu

Starting a new year always prompts me to reflect on the previous year. I think of what I’ve accomplished and […] Read More

Jul 23, 2018

Learning from Non-medical Volunteering

Stephanie Cantu

After years of volunteering in different medically related fields, I discovered that you shouldn’t only volunteer in medical settings. In […] Read More

Feb 14, 2018

Research Reflections

Stephanie Cantu

As a senior, being a pre-med has taken me through a hard but adventurous journey, once I started getting the […] Read More

Jul 17, 2017

Volunteering in Peru

Stephanie Cantu

Volunteering at my one of my local hospitals and working as a CNA has provided me with a good understanding […] Read More

Aug 15, 2016

Academic Support

Stephanie Cantu

From time to time we encounter situations in our undergrad years that make us question our capabilities. Sometimes I think […] Read More

Dec 29, 2015

Chase Your Dreams

Stephanie Cantu

“Today stop and take a look at you. Be proud of all that you do and all that you are” […] Read More

Sep 21, 2015

Are You Superman?

Stephanie Cantu

As pre-med students we are expected to achieve a great deal. We need to have a multitude of community service […] Read More