Aspiring Docs Diaries

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Dec 21, 2016

Being Present

As I forcefully exhaled against an errant strand of hair, I wished I were anywhere but there. My hands – […] Read More

Dec 19, 2016

How Shadowing Pulled Me into Medicine

In my junior year of high school, each student in my Biomedical Research class had to give a presentation on […] Read More

Dec 14, 2016

What Really Prepared Me for the Practice of Medicine

I recently found myself in the midst of my first rotation of medical school, outpatient internal medicine. Excited, and honestly […] Read More

Dec 12, 2016

Practice Kindness

I remember the day I first wanted to be a doctor. There was a traditional event that the fourth grade […] Read More

Nov 28, 2016

Make Time for Fun

I wake up with sweat streaming down my face after another “salsa” dream. It is always the same; I elegantly […] Read More

Nov 21, 2016

Comparison is the Thief of Joy

Once you’ve decided to embark on the journey to medical school, it’s only natural to be curious about what other […] Read More

Nov 15, 2016

Letter to a Future Doctor

Dear Future Doctor, Please remember. Remember what it feels like to be a patient. Remember the pain, remember the anguish […] Read More

Nov 10, 2016

A Work in Progress

My second rotation as a third year medical student was internal medicine. Unlike my first clerkship, family medicine, internal medicine […] Read More