Aspiring Docs Diaries
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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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