Aspiring Docs Diaries

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Dec 2, 2021

Diary of a Med Student

During my first week of medical school I was excited, but also scared. I was scared that someone would realize […] Read More

Jul 15, 2021

The Intimacy of Longitudinal Care and Boundaries

As part of the Longitudinal Ambulatory Care Experience (LACE) program at UC Riverside School of Medicine, I’ve had the opportunity […] Read More

May 12, 2021

To My Fellow First-Generations Pursuing Medicine

As Vice President Kamala Harris once said, “You’re going to walk into many rooms in your life and career where […] Read More

Apr 15, 2021

When Screening Fails

I sat listening as the lecturer instructed us about “PSAs.” In my former life – that is, the one before […] Read More

Feb 9, 2021

Cancer is My Teacher

The patient was a twenty-two-year-old male with a history of classical Hodgkin’s Lymphoma. If you perused the chart, you could […] Read More

Dec 10, 2020

Lessons in 911

The difference between theory and application punched me in the face when I was two weeks into working as a […] Read More

Nov 19, 2020

The Perfect Path to Medical School Does Not Exist

In the traditional sense of the idea, I absolutely agree that there is no perfect path to medical school. Your […] Read More

Oct 28, 2020

The Power to Heal

First-year medical students often underestimate the impact they can have on patients. I realized this back when I was a […] Read More