Aspiring Docs Diaries

Meet the author:

Susan Alsharif

Pre-Med

Susan Alsharif is an Electronic Medical Records (ERM) specialist working at Oak Street Health, a geriatric health care organization based in Chicago, IL. She is planning on applying to medical school in 2018 and is currently studying for the MCAT. She has previously worked as a clinical scribe and currently volunteers in the hospital pediatric unit on the weekends. She is originally from Syria, but moved to the United States in 2011. She graduated from Northern Illinois University in 2016 with a major in Family and Child Studies.

Stories by Susan

Apr 23, 2018

My Scribing Experience

Susan Alsharif

Post-graduation was a difficult time for me, especially the first few weeks. My senior year of college was extremely stressful […] Read More

Nov 23, 2015

Getting Back Up

Susan Alsharif

Doubt went through my mind. Not the “I am so tired of studying, do I really want to do this?” […] Read More

Jun 29, 2015

Catching Up

Susan Alsharif

Anyone aspiring to become a doctor, or who’s close to an aspiring doctor, knows that it takes a lot of […] Read More