Aspiring Docs Diaries

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Sep 12, 2018

Embrace Simplicity

Serendipitously, just before beginning my third year Integrated Community Clerkship (ICC) at UBC, one of my best friends recommended I […] Read More

Sep 10, 2018

Premed by Day, Mom by Night

Once you make the decision to go on the journey of becoming a doctor, how do you acquire the skills […] Read More

Sep 4, 2018

A letter to an Incoming Medical Student

Dear Colleague, Congratulations! Welcome to an exciting time and the beginning of a life-altering experience. You are now part of […] Read More

Aug 27, 2018

Why I’m Pursuing Rural Medicine

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

Aug 20, 2018

Be Cautious. Be Confident.

When I chose to pursue a career in medicine, I was in my freshman year of college. I decided that […] Read More

Aug 16, 2018

Tangible Meanings

I remember walking into my freshman orientation at Boston College (BC) anxious about what the next four years meant for […] Read More

Aug 6, 2018

Resilience is Key

Having finished my second year of undergrad as a premed, I have been able to reflect a lot on what […] Read More

Jul 30, 2018

My outlook as a DACA medical student

My name is Cesar, I am a fourth-year student in the MD-PhD program at Loyola Stritch School of Medicine. I […] Read More