Aspiring Docs Diaries

Stories by: Pre Meds

Feb 4, 2019

Overcoming MCAT Challenges

Starting a new year always prompts me to reflect on the previous year. I think of what I’ve accomplished and […] Read More

Dec 17, 2018

A Taoist Approach to Procrastination

It’s 10 AM on the Sunday before my chemistry midterm. I collected my class notes and found a comfy spot […] Read More

Dec 3, 2018

Making Medicine Human

Author’s Note: No real patient identifying characteristics were included in this narrative. A 68-year-old homeless woman presented to the emergency […] Read More

Oct 1, 2018

Why Medicine Needs You

Stories of pre-medical students knowing they want to be a doctor from a young age has never resonated with me. […] Read More

Sep 24, 2018

Trauma Bay One

It was a warm and sunny late spring day. A comfortable 73 degrees, the birds were chirping their harmonious chorus […] Read More

Sep 18, 2018

Finding Patience in the Ocean

At the end of my freshman year as a premedical student, I was jaded. I felt cynical about the pressure […] Read More

Sep 10, 2018

Premed by Day, Mom by Night

Once you make the decision to go on the journey of becoming a doctor, how do you acquire the skills […] Read More

Aug 20, 2018

Be Cautious. Be Confident.

When I chose to pursue a career in medicine, I was in my freshman year of college. I decided that […] Read More