Aspiring Docs Diaries

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Sep 4, 2020

Coping During a Crisis: COVID-19’s Impact on Medical Students

As spring break started in early March of this year, many of my second-year peers ventured off into various corners […] Read More

Jul 1, 2020

The Same City, a Different Perspective

It was my second week of medical school at UC Riverside School of Medicine. I was drawn to UCR for […] Read More

Jun 11, 2020

Patience Makes Perfect: Turning Med School Rejection into a Success Story

I’m pretty open about the fact that I was not accepted to any medical school the first time I applied […] Read More

Apr 29, 2020

On Becoming A Doctor: Facing COVID-19

It was almost ten months into intern year of residency and I was on my second block on the General […] Read More

Apr 15, 2020

Prioritizing Wellness in the Whirlwind of COVID-19

In the midst of COVID-19, our communities have been stricken with a virus that has changed the landscape for how […] Read More

Apr 6, 2020

A Note of Encouragement to Reapplicants

Oftentimes, I peruse premedical forums and come across these questions: “Should I even reapply, doesn’t that look bad? Should I […] Read More

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 28, 2020

Becoming (And Staying) Human

It’s funny how strictly we label each phase of our medical training. We carefully divide and demarcate each stage: premed, […] Read More