Aspiring Docs Diaries
Stories by: Pre Meds
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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