Aspiring Docs Diaries

Stories by: Residents

Jan 29, 2018

Kindness in the Aftermath of Hurricane Harvey

I was on my acting internship in internal medicine when Hurricane Harvey hit Houston. This rotation entails taking intern-level responsibility […] Read More

Jul 5, 2017

Choosing My Specialty

I have wanted to be a pediatrician since before I started medical school. I was the first to sign up […] Read More

Jun 19, 2017

The Patient Patient

In medical school, you only get one summer break, between your first and second years, and it’s recommended that you […] Read More

Feb 6, 2017

The Bravery Bell

The elevator ascended to a series of chimes, the windows casting a rich brown, then green glow, and finally brilliant […] Read More

Oct 24, 2016

De-Mystifying the Grey

“There’s no such thing as all or always, for everything there is an exception,” said Dr. Jerrold Teitcher, Director of […] Read More

Oct 3, 2016

Of Surgery and The Robot

My eyes shone and I could feel the grin spreading across my face as the robot sprang to life, its […] Read More

Jul 5, 2016

Meeting Gawande

Tuesday, May 24th 2016 My alarm went off at 4:00am, a loud, obnoxious, quacking sound that never failed to wake […] Read More

May 31, 2016

The VIP

I was a first-year medical student observer at the cancer center shadowing overnight during my winter break. It was 4:00a.m. and I […] Read More