Aspiring Docs Diaries
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Summer Research and Reflection
It has only been two weeks. Two days. Okay, more like two mornings. And yet, on a Friday night, I […] Read More
Changing Your Mind
For most of my life I wanted to be a journalist. Eager to have an impact on the world and […] Read More
Keep Your Hands Up
The day before I left for my six-week solo backpacking trip across Europe, my beloved, 80 year old German piano […] Read More
Third Year Starting Line
We’ve all heard the jokes or warnings to not get sick during July because that is when the new doctors […] Read More
Medical School Dreams Come True for Undocumented Students and their Families – Three Perspectives
Medical School Perspective In October of 2012, Loyola University Chicago’s Stritch School of Medicine became the first medical school in […] Read More
The Professional Volunteer
For some students applying to medical school, volunteering is just another item on their pre-med checklist they need to cross […] Read More
Finding Your Motivation
I’ve always been jealous of the person hit by that lightning bolt moment, the one who can pinpoint the exact […] Read More
Don’t Be Afraid to Think Big: A Medical Textbook on Health Equity
As undergraduates at the University of California, Los Angeles, we (Matt and Jamie) both served on the student board of […] Read More