Aspiring Docs Diaries
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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
Still Here: My Experience with Repeating a Year of Medical School
On a hot and humid July afternoon, the white coat ceremony for the class of 2025 at the Florida International […] Read More
Greatness Originates in Small Acts of Kindness
People perceive greatness as something that comes from grand gestures or remarkable achievements. However, the field of medicine has shown […] Read More
Doubt, Deferral, and Destiny
Five years ago, if you told me that I would be an entering MD/PhD student, I’d be elated, but if […] Read More
Translating Pre-Medical Experiences into Clinical Skills
As a pre-medical student in college, it can be overwhelming deciding how to allocate your time outside of classes. A […] Read More
Bouncing Back from Failure – My Journey to Medical School
My story begins with this quote from a sixth-grade teacher in a classroom: “All you do is disrupt my teaching; […] Read More
A Medical Student Perspective on Loss and Self-Awareness
“There are these two young fish swimming along and they meet an older fish swimming the other way, who nods […] Read More
Imposter Syndrome Rears Its Head
This weekend, I had the incredible opportunity to attend the Pisacano leadership symposium in Chicago. I had been chosen as […] Read More