Aspiring Docs Diaries

Stories by: Mds

Apr 27, 2015

Life does not stop the day you decide to become a doctor

An earlier version of this post was originally published on KevenMD My brother wears a scar around his neck. It […] Read More

Mar 17, 2015

When “I don’t know” is your only answer

As I reflect back on the last four years of medical school, I am reminded of the ghosts of patients […] 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

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

Sep 16, 2013

Legacy of Literacy

As I count down the last few weeks before medical school begins, I am enjoying an extended period of self-reflection. […] Read More

Sep 6, 2013

Treblinka

As I write these words, I hang suspended over the Atlantic Ocean, hurtling in excess of 500 miles per hour […] Read More