Aspiring Docs Diaries
Stories: School/Life Balance
The Guinea Pig Complex: Uncertainty in the Age of Virtual & Pass/Fail Medical School
“We are the guinea pig class.” My classmates and I often joke about this. We started medical school in the […] Read More
Dear Me at 18
It’s 2011, and you’re in the first few weeks of college. You’ve just had this wonderfully lazy last summer of […] Read More
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
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
Finding Patience in the Ocean
At the end of my freshman year as a premedical student, I was jaded. I felt cynical about the pressure […] Read More
Premed by Day, Mom by Night
Once you make the decision to go on the journey of becoming a doctor, how do you acquire the skills […] Read More
Transitioning to Medical School
Everyone knows that medical school is hard. It is renowned for requiring endless hours of studying and frequent, challenging exams. […] Read More
Invest in Relationships
There is this mistaken notion espoused through our media that if we could just achieve a bit more, earn another […] Read More
Finding my balance
As a single mother and a first generation college student who has to work full-time, I knew I would be […] Read More
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
Dear Struggling Student,
As a non-traditional pre-med who is also a wife and mother, and has a host of other titles, I sometimes […] Read More
The Creativity of Medicine
In hindsight I attempted to mold myself into a one-sided, cookie-cutter version of the premed stereotype, losing sight of my true self. Read More