Aspiring Docs Diaries
Stories: 2nd Year Med Student
When Screening Fails
I sat listening as the lecturer instructed us about “PSAs.” In my former life – that is, the one before […] 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
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
What They Don’t Teach You in Medical School
As I write this, I am moments away from entering a new day. It’s already mid-October of my second year […] Read More
A Second Year’s Second Semester
It’s already February and there are only four more units (behavioral sciences, women’s health, musculoskeletal, and nervous system) before one […] Read More
Free Time in Medical School?!: Being a Tour Guide Director
It’s already November and I can’t believe that the semester will be done in a few short weeks! Even though […] Read More
RAM Clinic 2013: Volunteering with Rural Underserved Populations
(This photo was taken at the Remote Area Medical expedition in Wise, VA.) My second year of medical school started […] Read More