Aspiring Docs Diaries

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Aug 31, 2015

The Superhero

As an experienced student observer in the cancer hospital, I could tell there was something different about this patient. His […] Read More

Aug 25, 2015

What Plays the Primary Role in Health Outcomes?

“It’s funny how you switched careers. You went to medical school but now you’re doing public health,” one of my […] Read More

Aug 18, 2015

On electronic medical records and my path to medicine

Imagine one day that you turn on your smartphone or computer, and a completely new operating system has been installed. […] Read More

Aug 10, 2015

Double Vision

I clutched a little nervously at my sleeves, exchanging frequent glances with the other student as we waited for the […] Read More

Aug 4, 2015

From Bedside to Post-it Note

For some physicians, at what point in their career does a transition occur from considering their participation in patient care […] Read More

Jul 28, 2015

The Calm Before the Storm

The summer before medical school is generally regarded as the last time of true freedom for doctors-to-be. We are supposed […] Read More

Jul 20, 2015

We Are F-A-M-I-L-Y

Walking out of that room, I realized that there is more to the word “family” than I had thought. Read More

Jul 15, 2015

Hold On to What Makes You Whole

Blackness covers the paper in its entirety. Hunched over, charcoal stained fingertips splayed out in front of me, I exhale […] Read More