Aspiring Docs Diaries

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Jan 13, 2015

Surviving Interview Day

One of the greatest moments of my life was receiving an email notifying me that I had been invited to […] Read More

Jan 8, 2015

The Frail Doctor: Depression and our Oath

A year or so ago while biking on the coastline of the Puget Sound, not long after the death of […] Read More

Dec 4, 2014

How Practicing Bewilderment Helps Medicine

Rumi (a 13th-century Persian poet, jurist, theologian, and Sufi mystic,) said, “Sell your cleverness and practice bewilderment.” Whoa. I love […] Read More

Nov 25, 2014

Healing Encounters on Aisle 8

Frazzled and exhausted by another ten-hour day at the end of our second week of medical school, the two of […] Read More

Nov 18, 2014

What’s Your Why?

During my sophomore year of college while I was sitting in the library taking a break from studying, I came […] Read More

Nov 5, 2014

Do What You Love

I’ve recently been given the same piece of advice from three different physicians, so I feel it is worth reflecting […] Read More

Oct 29, 2014

Body of Work

When I started preparing for my MCAT, the first thing I did was buy textbooks. Lots of them. Not just […] Read More

Oct 22, 2014

What They Don’t Teach You in Medical School

As I write this, I am moments away from entering a new day. It’s already mid-October of my second year […] Read More