Aspiring Docs Diaries
Stories by: Med Students
Little Girl Blue
She lay there, small and seemingly lifeless. Everything surrounding her is industrial—wires and tubes connecting this way and that—paralleling the […] Read More
Undifferentiated
It was midway through the semester, and as medical students, we were well aware of the allure of a free […] Read More
Burnout: A Hidden Epidemic
At 27 years old, I look around at my non-medical friends with envy at times. They have paying jobs, financial […] Read More
Views from the Back Wall
Glancing down at her wristband, I saw that we were nearly the same age. Her dark wavy hair was sprawled […] Read More
They Were Waiting
My third year of medical school began with a family medicine outpatient clinic clerkship, which is quite a different setting […] Read More
5 Rules for Successful Pre-Clinical Years
Six exams in one week, all-nighters reading through Robbins Pathology and Netter Anatomy, community service commitments, research study deadlines, clinical […] Read More
Reconnecting
It was my first time interviewing a patient. Standing outside the room, I ran through OLDCARTS in my head, the […] Read More