Aspiring Docs Diaries

Stories by: Med Students

Mar 19, 2020

A Patient’s Whole

Dear Ms. B, I’m not sure if you remember the medical student who came in every morning at 6:30am for […] Read More

Feb 6, 2020

Dear Me at 18

It’s 2011, and you’re in the first few weeks of college. You’ve just had this wonderfully lazy last summer of […] Read More

Nov 13, 2019

Humanism in Medicine

When did it become okay to look the other way, cut corners or treat people like a commodity? Never in […] Read More

Oct 23, 2019

The Day I Met Empathy

It was a hot summer day as usual, and I was studying for the USMLE Step 1, (The United States […] Read More

May 22, 2019

Is there a (Medical Student) in the (Sydney Opera) House?

I wanted to be a doctor for as long as I can remember. I always loved visiting the doctor (although […] Read More

May 7, 2019

Meditation in Medicine

When I was a pre-med my life was extremely task oriented. There was always a checklist looming over my head, […] Read More

Apr 15, 2019

A Glimpse into Medicine as a Second Career

Medicine is a dichotomous career.  It is not built for the faint of heart.  It is demanding and rewarding.  It […] Read More

Mar 11, 2019

Overcoming Average

“Be motivated by the fear of being average.” As medical students, it is not easy feeling average. Many of us […] Read More