Aspiring Docs Diaries
Stories: Clinical Rotations
Freed from Expectations: A Lesson Between Documentation and Reality
Most medical students begin their clinical years (the portion of the training typically beginning during the third year which involves […] Read More
Delivering bad news
“I’m very busy today with patients so I don’t have time. But, it’s not like your mom will die from […] Read More
The “Secret” to a Successful Clerkship
What is the “secret” to a successful clerkship? It is something that may seem obvious, but I’ve found is all […] Read More
Everybody Sucks at the Beginning
In September, during my first three weeks of surgical rotation, I had a challenging time which was ultimately a growth […] Read More
On Death and Crying
Author’s Note: No patient names or identifying characteristics were included in this story. Mavis was unconscious the first time I […] Read More
Kindness in the Aftermath of Hurricane Harvey
I was on my acting internship in internal medicine when Hurricane Harvey hit Houston. This rotation entails taking intern-level responsibility […] Read More
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
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
Choosing My Specialty
I have wanted to be a pediatrician since before I started medical school. I was the first to sign up […] Read More
When Psychiatry Transforms
“You meet a new person, you go with him and suddenly you get a whole new city. You go down […] Read More
A Work in Progress
My second rotation as a third year medical student was internal medicine. Unlike my first clerkship, family medicine, internal medicine […] Read More
Autonomy of a Different Kind
“There are these two young fish swimming along and they happen to meet an older fish swimming the other way, […] Read More