Aspiring Docs Diaries
Stories by: Residents
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
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
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
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
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
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
Fears About Medical School
Medical school is one of those conversational references for comparison in tough situations: “Don’t be complaining about that tough client, […] Read More
The Match Gods
Match week is possibly the most emotionally exhausting weeks in all of medical school, beating out waiting for board scores, […] Read More