Aspiring Docs Diaries

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Feb 29, 2016

The Sick Child

Growing up, I was a sickly child, with the fear of hospitals and latex gloves. I associated them with pain, […] Read More

Feb 23, 2016

The Interview: Part 1

My interview days were some of the best days in the entire med school admissions process. They were exhilarating, exhausting, […] Read More

Feb 16, 2016

Being Mortal

We were barely on time to the assisted living home – arriving at the wrong entrance had not helped – […] Read More

Feb 2, 2016

To Boldly Go…

Even the most observant physician may have missed it. There, behind a glass wall, the human quintet exhibited piloerection, an […] Read More

Jan 26, 2016

First Cut

“Your cadaver is your first patient, treat him or her as such,” our course director said. We sat feverishly waiting […] Read More

Jan 19, 2016

The Birds and the Bees

The first time I learned about sex, I was at a slumber party in 3rd grade. I remember the dim […] Read More

Jan 12, 2016

Forest People

My father and I woke at 4:30 each morning to the sound of a loudspeaker on our neighbor’s roof announcing […] Read More

Dec 29, 2015

Chase Your Dreams

“Today stop and take a look at you. Be proud of all that you do and all that you are” […] Read More