Aspiring Docs Diaries

Stories by: Pre Meds

Sep 17, 2024

The Power of a Good Mentor

As a rising senior in high school, I’m already thinking about the questions I’ll face when applying to medical school, […] Read More

Jan 24, 2024

A Prescription for Change: How Difficult Experiences can Lead to Important Discoveries

Premed students know the drill: get as many clinical hours as possible to be competitive for acceptance into medical school. […] Read More

Jun 23, 2023

Greatness Originates in Small Acts of Kindness

People perceive greatness as something that comes from grand gestures or remarkable achievements. However, the field of medicine has shown […] Read More

Aug 15, 2022

The ‘No’ Flow

Yet another “no.” Red boxes covered my Google sheet listing possible shadowing opportunities, as another clinic either turned me away […] Read More

Mar 24, 2022

A Premedical Student’s Journey with Casey –  Learning How to See Life Anew by Observing, Listening and Connecting

The father of modern medicine, William Osler, once said, “The whole art of medicine is in observation… but to educate […] Read More

Mar 9, 2022

Interview Day: Showcasing the Real You

“Should I consider straightening my hair for interviews?” While scouring the internet for advice on virtual interviews, this question popped […] Read More

May 12, 2021

To My Fellow First-Generations Pursuing Medicine

As Vice President Kamala Harris once said, “You’re going to walk into many rooms in your life and career where […] Read More

Feb 9, 2021

Cancer is My Teacher

The patient was a twenty-two-year-old male with a history of classical Hodgkin’s Lymphoma. If you perused the chart, you could […] Read More