Aspiring Docs Diaries

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Dec 27, 2017

Disclosure of the Self in the Personal Statement

What a risk it is to put oneself on the line, to let oneself hang vulnerable to the judgment of others who decide our fate. Read More

Dec 18, 2017

The Importance of Being Flexible

I’m sure I am not alone when I say that where I imagined I’d be as a senior in college […] Read More

Dec 11, 2017

Moving Ahead while Feeling Behind

My transition to internship has been a journey to reconcile my identity. All of a sudden, upon graduating from medical […] Read More

Dec 4, 2017

Privilege of Being a Physician – Even as an Intern

I am currently an intern in a 5-year urology program. Being an intern doesn’t always feel amazing, even if you […] Read More

Nov 28, 2017

Transitioning from M2 to M3

My transition between second and third year of medical school, when my school shifts from classroom to clinical, has been […] Read More

Nov 20, 2017

The Power of Pausing

“You can do anything, but not everything.” –David Allen I have shamelessly taken this title from Eckhart Tolle’s excellent book […] Read More

Nov 13, 2017

Natural Disasters

Natural disasters can change a person’s life in an instant. Communities like mine will take years to rebuild. Read More

Nov 7, 2017

Head Above Water

In the week after my USMLE Step 1 exam, I forgot the endless medical factoids I had spent months cramming […] Read More