Aspiring Docs Diaries
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Imposter Syndrome Rears Its Head
This weekend, I had the incredible opportunity to attend the Pisacano leadership symposium in Chicago. I had been chosen as […] Read More
From Coffee Beans to Medical Disease: A Suggestion to Spend Your Gap Years
Through my journey to find a haven for studying as well as easy access to caffeine, staying at coffee shops […] Read More
The ‘No’ Flow
Yet another “no.” Red boxes covered my Google sheet listing possible shadowing opportunities, as another clinic either turned me away […] Read More
The Guinea Pig Complex: Uncertainty in the Age of Virtual & Pass/Fail Medical School
“We are the guinea pig class.” My classmates and I often joke about this. We started medical school in the […] Read More
Non-Accidental Trauma
It was the end of my last year of pediatric residency. My last block was spent with the Protective Services […] Read More
Experimenting with Biofeedback: Reconnecting with Breath to Manage Stress
The mark is one hundred and seventy beats per minute (bpm). As I step off the elliptical, the only remaining […] Read More
A Premedical Student’s Journey with Casey – Learning How to See Life Anew by Observing, Listening and Connecting
The father of modern medicine, William Osler, once said, “The whole art of medicine is in observation… but to educate […] Read More