Aspiring Docs Diaries

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Jun 24, 2014

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

Jun 18, 2014

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

Jun 10, 2014

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

Jun 2, 2014

Choosing a Specialty, a.k.a. “The Medical Student’s Conundrum”

When I decided to pursue a career in medicine, I had no idea what type of doctor I wanted to […] Read More

May 27, 2014

Today I Saved a Life

I wish I could tell you a story about fancy heroics – about an exploratory laparatomy, a chest thoracostomy, or […] Read More

May 21, 2014

Bias in the Medical School Admissions Process

The long and cumbersome process of applying to medical schools has finally come to a close this month for applicants […] Read More

May 14, 2014

Lessons From My First Patients

Through the International-Inner City-Rural Preceptorship (I2CRP) Honors Program at my school, I have had the unique opportunity to help provide […] Read More

Apr 23, 2014

3 Real #FirstWorldProblems

Many of us millennials toss around the term #firstworldproblems so easily. I know the fact that there’s whole milk in […] Read More