Aspiring Docs Diaries

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May 2, 2016

Acceptance

I’m sitting in a bustling restaurant on the Upper West Side between two first-year medical students. It’s revisit weekend at […] Read More

Apr 26, 2016

Better

It was six months into my first year in medical school, and I was shadowing at the University Hospital with […] Read More

Apr 19, 2016

Yes, and…

“Thank you for role-playing with me,” said the standardized patient, a hired actor playing the role of a patient in […] Read More

Apr 12, 2016

Opening a Dialogue on Bias in Medicine

In a little over a month, I will have completed my Masters in Public Health (MPH). Time truly flew by. […] Read More

Apr 5, 2016

The Interview: Part 2

Read Part 1 of this piece here. The Questions All of my interviews were one-on-one, thirty to sixty minute sessions […] Read More

Mar 22, 2016

Passion, money, prestige, or lifestyle?

Don't choose a specialty just because it makes lots of money, has a short residency, or because you can work shift hours. Read More

Mar 14, 2016

Stepping Out on Faith

For months after my college graduation I had been struggling with what to do with my future. I was continually […] Read More

Mar 8, 2016

Humanity in Medicine

Every week, for two hours, I am granted reprieve from the hard sciences and voluminous textbooks traditionally associated with the […] Read More