Aspiring Docs Diaries

Stories by: Med Students

Feb 5, 2018

An Unexpected Appreciation of Gross Anatomy

I recall an embarrassing moment I had with a doctor I shadowed when I was in college. We were looking […] Read More

Jan 17, 2018

Life Beyond your To Do Lists

It is an excellent feeling when you know you are planning out your day, week or even month, before executing […] Read More

Jan 9, 2018

December

In December 2012, I almost quit pursuing medicine. I was a sophomore in college and wrapping up the end of […] Read More

Dec 27, 2017

Disclosure of the Self in the Personal Statement

What a risk it is to put oneself on the line, to let oneself hang vulnerable to the judgment of others who decide our fate. Read More

Nov 28, 2017

Transitioning from M2 to M3

My transition between second and third year of medical school, when my school shifts from classroom to clinical, has been […] Read More

Nov 20, 2017

The Power of Pausing

“You can do anything, but not everything.” –David Allen I have shamelessly taken this title from Eckhart Tolle’s excellent book […] Read More

Nov 7, 2017

Head Above Water

In the week after my USMLE Step 1 exam, I forgot the endless medical factoids I had spent months cramming […] Read More

Oct 23, 2017

My White Coat and a Second-hand Blouse

When I interviewed for medical school, I wore a $6 suit jacket from Goodwill. It was clean and in good […] Read More