Aspiring Docs Diaries
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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
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
Fears About Medical School
Medical school is one of those conversational references for comparison in tough situations: “Don’t be complaining about that tough client, […] Read More
The Match Gods
Match week is possibly the most emotionally exhausting weeks in all of medical school, beating out waiting for board scores, […] Read More
Events Overnight – Five Days Old
“How are things on Red Team?” “Everyone’s doing okay so far!” I laugh before adding, “I’m not using the Q […] Read More
Prognosis: Poor
I sat, unaccountably, at the head of a table in the resident lounge, listening to our Heme/Onc fellow begin the […] Read More
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
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