Alex’s Substack

Giving my reflections as I experience life

Launched 2 years ago

Happy Mother's Day

To my Ma, who held everything together when everything tried to fall apart Alex May 10, 2026

Most Popular

1. I Have Metastatic Melanoma: A Case of Medical Student Syndrome - Feb 13 • Alex
2. The Myth of Balance in Med School (and Why I Stopped Chasing It) - Sep 15, 2025 • Alex
3. The Hippocratic Oath in an Age That Glorifies Death - Sep 10, 2025 • Alex
4. The Day I Got Into Columbia - Mar 1 • Alex

Latest Discussions

• The Day I Got Into Columbia - Capturing the truly electric feeling of "I made it" Mar 1 • Alex
• I Have Metastatic Melanoma: A Case of Medical Student Syndrome - I have metastatic melanoma. Feb 13 • Alex
• Illness Scripts: The Prescription for Clinical Clarity - A game-changing lesson from a neurologist at Columbia Med Jan 18 • Alex
• Lupus - My Encounter - What it means when you're delivered an incurable disease Nov 14, 2025 • Alex
• Consiliency, Curiosity, and the Future of Academic Excellence - From Columbia's most talented tumor neurosurgeon: Dr. Sisti Oct 3, 2025 • Alex
• Brand vs. Generic Drugs: A Medical Student’s Thoughts - I want to preface that this is NOT medical advice! Sep 23, 2025 • Alex
• The Hidden Curriculum of Medical School Grades - Every medical school loves to showcase its match rate. Sep 22, 2025 • Alex

Alex’s Substack
Giving my reflections as I experience life.