Aspiring Docs Diaries

Stories: Resilience

Aug 1, 2023

Still Here: My Experience with Repeating a Year of Medical School

Marthena Phan

On a hot and humid July afternoon, the white coat ceremony for the class of 2025 at the Florida International […] Read More

Apr 6, 2020

A Note of Encouragement to Reapplicants

Lauren Schumacher

Oftentimes, I peruse premedical forums and come across these questions: “Should I even reapply, doesn’t that look bad? Should I […] Read More

Mar 5, 2018

When Disaster Strikes, Rebuild

Gabriel Martinez Alvarez

It can be easy to become distracted from school if you let yourself. There are holidays, family gatherings, stocks, sports, […] Read More

Feb 26, 2018

Houston’s Response to Harvey

Colin J. Rog

Very late in the evening of Friday, August 25, 2017, I arrived home physically, mentally, and emotionally exhausted. That night […] Read More

Feb 12, 2018

Becoming a Refugee Medical Student

Elsa Rodriguez

Growing up in Miami, I became desensitized to annual hurricane threats. Before Hurricane Maria, the last time I experienced a […] Read More

Jul 24, 2017

Making Room For The Unexpected

Dipika Gaur

When I walked into my academic advisor’s office on the first day of college in 2010, I had in my […] Read More

May 20, 2015

66 laps (plus a little extra)

Originally published in the USC School of Medicine Greenville blog Transforming Medical School Stroll the halls of USC SOMG and […] Read More