Aspiring Docs Diaries

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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

Aug 22, 2019

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

Aug 15, 2019

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

Aug 2, 2019

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

Jul 3, 2019

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

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