Aspiring Docs Diaries

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Sep 12, 2016

In Defense of Doing “Nothing”

During the fall of 2015 I was finishing up my last semester of college. The arduous medical school application process […] Read More

Sep 6, 2016

Little Girl Blue

She lay there, small and seemingly lifeless. Everything surrounding her is industrial—wires and tubes connecting this way and that—paralleling the […] Read More

Aug 29, 2016

Undifferentiated

It was midway through the semester, and as medical students, we were well aware of the allure of a free […] Read More

Aug 25, 2016

Pre-meds & Policy: An Essential Relationship

As a pre-medical student, my academic and extracurricular pursuits have often felt pre-determined. I enroll in science classes to fulfill […] Read More

Aug 22, 2016

Burnout: A Hidden Epidemic

At 27 years old, I look around at my non-medical friends with envy at times. They have paying jobs, financial […] Read More

Aug 15, 2016

Academic Support

From time to time we encounter situations in our undergrad years that make us question our capabilities. Sometimes I think […] Read More

Aug 8, 2016

Views from the Back Wall

Glancing down at her wristband, I saw that we were nearly the same age. Her dark wavy hair was sprawled […] Read More

Aug 1, 2016

Remembering Why

Having doubts but then coming back more determined has, in a way, made medicine that much more special for me. Read More