Aspiring Docs Diaries
Stories by: Med Students
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
From Coffee Beans to Medical Disease: A Suggestion to Spend Your Gap Years
Through my journey to find a haven for studying as well as easy access to caffeine, staying at coffee shops […] Read More
The Guinea Pig Complex: Uncertainty in the Age of Virtual & Pass/Fail Medical School
“We are the guinea pig class.” My classmates and I often joke about this. We started medical school in the […] Read More
Experimenting with Biofeedback: Reconnecting with Breath to Manage Stress
The mark is one hundred and seventy beats per minute (bpm). As I step off the elliptical, the only remaining […] Read More
Breaths to Calm
“Will I pass this exam?” As a second-year medical student studying for the USMLE® Step 1 exam (The United States […] Read More
Freed from Expectations: A Lesson Between Documentation and Reality
Most medical students begin their clinical years (the portion of the training typically beginning during the third year which involves […] Read More
Diary of a Med Student
During my first week of medical school I was excited, but also scared. I was scared that someone would realize […] Read More