Personal anecdotes

I burned out in my final year... Here's what I learned from it.

In my final year of medical school, I decided to work harder than I ever did. It was now or never - I wanted to make my final year the...

The struggles and joys of being far from home: An international student's perspective

Being away from home to study abroad and being able to gain more independence can be thrilling but for a lot of us, it can also be a...

Patients who have made an impact on me

*Names have been changed As a medical student, a large part of our training is only made possible by patients’ willingness for us to...

How I learned to be more compassionate

We always hear of stories where people are treated with kindness and compassion, and how much of a difference it made to them. Over the...

My personal growth while in medical school

Note: This is from the author’s personal experiences and will not reflect your progress through medical school. Most of the resources...

How COVID-19 Impacted My Life as a Student

Note: There are some specific words and medical terminologies included in this article. Definitions can be found at the end of the post....

Losing a friend to suicide

*Names have been changed and all opinions and perceptions of events reflected in this article are purely the writer’s own. We lost Y in...