Stories: Why Medicine?

I never thought I would be here, preparing for a career in medicine while carrying the weight of profound loss. […] Read More

This summer, I was lucky enough to go on my university-sponsored medical trip to Cuzco, Peru with the Global Medical […] Read More

Healing Through Teaching: The Leadership Journey Behind MedElem Back in middle school, Job Shadowing Day wasn’t just a break from […] Read More

Like video game side quests, life’s detours led me to unexpected adventures that enriched my journey to medical school. The […] Read More

While Drew and I are deep in conversation, suddenly someone says, “Whoa, these labs,” and I make a beeline for […] Read More

During my first week of medical school I was excited, but also scared. I was scared that someone would realize […] Read More

I sat listening as the lecturer instructed us about “PSAs.” In my former life – that is, the one before […] Read More

First-year medical students often underestimate the impact they can have on patients. I realized this back when I was a […] Read More

As spring break started in early March of this year, many of my second-year peers ventured off into various corners […] Read More

It was my second week of medical school at UC Riverside School of Medicine. I was drawn to UCR for […] Read More

When did it become okay to look the other way, cut corners or treat people like a commodity? Never in […] Read More

Before I wanted to become a physician, I was a foolish 12-year-old who believed that I was going to become […] Read More