Aspiring Docs Diaries

Meet the author:

Weston Eldridge

Med Student

Weston Eldridge is a graduate of Mississippi College with a BS in Chemistry Medical Sciences and Biomedical Sciences. He is a second year medical student at the University of Mississippi School of Medicine. He grew up in Flora, a small town in central Mississippi and is a Mississippi Rural Physician Scholar and he plans to practice rural medicine one day. While not studying for his classes, Weston enjoys spending time with his wife and daughter, writing, and reading. He is the author of the book Sundry Reveries, and he hopes to continue writing for the rest of his life.

Stories by Weston

Aug 27, 2018

Why I’m Pursuing Rural Medicine

Weston Eldridge

I grew up in Flora, Mississippi, a small, bucolic town of about 2,000. I cherish the memories of being in […] Read More

Feb 5, 2018

An Unexpected Appreciation of Gross Anatomy

Weston Eldridge

I recall an embarrassing moment I had with a doctor I shadowed when I was in college. We were looking […] Read More

Aug 21, 2017

Learning from Teachers

Weston Eldridge

Most of us have read books, seen videos or heard stories about high energy, high stakes medical scenarios, like a […] Read More

Apr 24, 2017

Reading as a Pre-Med

Weston Eldridge

I recently visited the medical school I’ll be attending in the fall with several of my soon-to-be classmates. We were […] Read More

Dec 19, 2016

How Shadowing Pulled Me into Medicine

Weston Eldridge

In my junior year of high school, each student in my Biomedical Research class had to give a presentation on […] Read More