Aspiring Docs Diaries

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Jan 30, 2014

The Subtleties of Medicine

They say medicine is a hard science, based on heavily scrutinized theories and proven postulates.  Medicine is supposedly made up […] Read More

Jan 6, 2014

Reflection Outside the Classroom

Photo Credit: Wikipedia I spent Thanksgiving evening on the floor of my mother’s one bedroom apartment, carving out pieces of […] Read More

Dec 13, 2013

I Am Just A Medical Student

She’s well into middle age*, but appears just days older than 40. Her eyes are sunken, tearful, worried, anxious. She […] Read More

Dec 13, 2013

Eyes

I walk – coffee and census in hand – to my patient’s room. I never met her, so I begin […] Read More

Nov 15, 2013

Free Time in Medical School?!: Being a Tour Guide Director

It’s already November and I can’t believe that the semester will be done in a few short weeks! Even though […] Read More

Oct 28, 2013

Letter to My Donor

Dear Sir, My name is Elorm Avakame and we met two weeks ago. Of course, you don’t remember me – […] Read More

Oct 7, 2013

“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times…”

Charles Dickens began his classic “A Tale of Two Cities” with that iconic phrase, and I can think of no […] Read More

Oct 1, 2013

Saving the Simulation Patient

Since starting medical school, sitting in an auditorium and learning from lectures has been a mainstay of my preclinical education. […] Read More