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By far, one of my favorite aspects of medicine is its progression towards speed and accuracy. A full genome can be sequenced for the…
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Things No One Told Me
As I reflect on the last four years of medical school, I only know one thing for certain: there are many things I do…
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Where’s Your Other Shoe?
I am no stranger to the scene playing out before me. This time is different though. No longer am I the silent scribe in…
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Medical Ethics Series #7 – Applied Ethics: Principalism
Welcome back to my Medical Ethics Series for the seventh installment. Unlike the loose fun of the last ones, where we explored what ethical…
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In Response to: “Prop 139 is Only the Beginning of the Fight for Abortion Rights in Arizona” – Dr. Beyda
I debated for quite a while whether to reply to Sarah Brady’s article. However, I felt I should do so, if only to offer another perspective…
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In Response to: “Medical Ethics Series #6 – Normative Ethics: Virtue Ethics” – Dr. Beyda
I read Travis’s article about “Virtue Ethics,” and his words made me smile. He captured the essence of why I have long supported virtue ethics. It’s…
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A Change of Heart
Sometimes a patient ‘introduces’ themselves before you even see them. From where we were in the hallway of Banner University’s cardiac floor, a resounding…
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The Angels Over Phoenix Children’s Hospital
The angels were nowhere to be found that evening—abandoning their posts in the forests and galaxies, trusting the stars to stay in place for…
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Trigger Point Troupe
“Sttttep right up! Step right up! Ladiiiiesss and gentlemen! Children of all ages! Prepare to be amazed! For you are about to witness a…
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Medical Ethics Series #6 – Normative Ethics: Virtue Ethics
Welcome back to my Medical Ethics Series for the sixth installment! This is the third part of the Normative Ethics section, an area focused…
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Prop 139 is Only the Beginning of the Fight for Abortion Rights in Arizona
“I had a patient just this week who, as I was about to give her intravenous sedation, said, ‘Isn’t this illegal? Didn’t they stop…
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Medical Ethics Series #5 – Normative Ethics: Deontology
Welcome back to my Medical Ethics Series for the fifth installment! This is the second part of the Normative Ethics section, an area focused…
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A Tale of Two Huxleys
Scientific discovery is often imagined as a solitary eureka moment—a singular mind or laboratory unlocking nature’s secrets in isolation. But history tells a different…
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Teal or Turquoise
Or Blue-green. The exact color of the hospital-issued scrubs are not as relevant as their purpose: to prevent eye strain (as opposed to the…
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Specialty Coup-Contrecoup
Neurology. I knew I was going to be a neurologist when I entered medical school. Nah, surgeon. After my surgery rotation, I was sure…
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Between Dignity and Desperation: A Medical Student’s Reflection on Death
A normal part of being in the medical field is being confronted with death. We talk about it in textbooks filled with statistical terms…
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Medical Ethics Series #4 – Normative Ethics: Utilitarianism
Welcome back to my Medical Ethics Series for the fourth installment! This is the first part of the Normative Ethics section, where we will…
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Patient Care Coordinators – The Unsung Heroes of Healthcare
“Excuse me, sir! You cannot just walk out in the middle of your appointment with the medical student!” Our clinic superhero and patient care…
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Diaphragm Dynamics
In the span of one day, an average adult will take anywhere from 22,000 – 24,000 breaths. And yet how many of those breaths…
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Drawing Blood: Why We Should Avoid Repeat Needle Sticks
Edvard Munch – Vampire (1895) At the start of my fourth year of medical school, I arrived at the hospital uncaffeinated, hungry, thirsty, and…
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Medical Ethics Series #3 – Metaethical Theories Part 2
Welcome back to my Medical Ethics Series for the third installment! This is the final part in the metaethics series before we move on…
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Tanning Beds are a Known Carcinogen. Why Does Arizona Still Let Teens Use Them?
Every May, Skin Cancer Awareness Month reminds us that the sun can be both life-giving and life-threatening. But here in Arizona, where there are…
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Street Medicine – A Student’s Perspective
Depending on the location and the weather, Street Medicine can be practiced with numb and frigid hands, sweat dripping down our backs, or heavy…
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“Hello, Future Doctors…”
We learn a lot from what we see. We invent visual modalities that capture our surroundings, converting them into numbers to be shared and…
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Happy Mother’s Day: The Unprecedented Case of Baby M and the Regulatory Pitfalls of Assisted Reproductive Technology Living in a State without Enforceable Surrogacy Contracts
Surrogacy has been a hotly contested legal topic, with opponents arguing it commodifies children and reduces the female body to an incubator, and proponents…
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