Aspiring Docs Diaries
Stories by: Med Students
The Calm Before the Storm
The summer before medical school is generally regarded as the last time of true freedom for doctors-to-be. We are supposed […] Read More
Perspectives on the End Stages of Life
In a way, many of us are searching for the same thing: Who are we, where do we come from […] Read More
An Undocumented Student’s Road to Medicine
I vaguely remember a night in Seoul, South Korea in June of 1998; I was born there seven years earlier. […] Read More
Imprinted on the Heart
To a young man, I left school after morning classes were finished and arrived home expecting to take a short […] Read More
The Combined Medical Program Experience
In high school, I was always working toward college. The classes I took, the groups I joined, and the activities […] Read More
How We Are Structured and How We Function
Originally posted on UVM Medicine Her features were flattened and deformed, showing she had been fixed. I thought of a […] Read More
Playing Doctor
In most any discipline, the adage of “practice makes perfect” holds true and medicine is no exception. Doctors rely on […] Read More
The Frail Doctor: Depression and our Oath
A year or so ago while biking on the coastline of the Puget Sound, not long after the death of […] Read More