Aspiring Docs Diaries

Stories by: Residents

Sep 16, 2026

Small Moments, Big Impact: Building Trust in the Briefest Patient Encounters

A patient lies still on a stretcher just outside the operating room, hands gripping the rails with quiet tension. The […] Read More

Dec 4, 2024

Rotating Through the Pediatric Emergency Room: Part II

While Drew and I are deep in conversation, suddenly someone says, “Whoa, these labs,” and I make a beeline for […] Read More

Nov 12, 2024

Rotating Through the Pediatric Emergency Room: Part I

I walk through the wooden door of the Peds Emergency Department wearing black scrubs and a non-operational badge. The door […] Read More

Mar 11, 2024

What Happens When You Don’t Match?

Every medical student dreams of Match Day. This is the ultimate goal that drives many med students through the grueling […] Read More

Nov 17, 2023

Beyond the Usual:  Ordinary Moments, Extraordinary Stories 

High acuity situations in emergency medicine can feel like a whirlwind. The excitement of heroic resuscitations and the thrill of […] Read More

Jun 24, 2022

Non-Accidental Trauma

It was the end of my last year of pediatric residency. My last block was spent with the Protective Services […] Read More

Apr 29, 2020

On Becoming A Doctor: Facing COVID-19

It was almost ten months into intern year of residency and I was on my second block on the General […] Read More

Feb 28, 2020

Becoming (And Staying) Human

It’s funny how strictly we label each phase of our medical training. We carefully divide and demarcate each stage: premed, […] Read More