Knowing Your Patient
“Pleasantly confused” is how my internal medicine resident described our patient to me. I was on my dermatology rotation and had just arrived at…
Read More“Pleasantly confused” is how my internal medicine resident described our patient to me. I was on my dermatology rotation and had just arrived at…
Read More“The Worst Disease You’ve Never Heard Of”
Her mother’s silent tears streamed gently down her face as we carefully unwrapped the six-day-old’s soiled bandages. We assessed the infant’s raw and blistered…
Read MoreEddie Case is a previously healthy COVID-19 survivor and one of the first 200-identified COVID patients in Arizona. He has graciously offered to…
Read MoreClinical rotations came to an abrupt halt around mid-March. My peer cohort and I had just completed 4 weeks of the rotation, with 4…
Read More“AZ Call to Action”:
The Need for Social Justice Reform
This Letter comes from a group of students who have placed social justice at the top of their priorities. Students who have joined their…
Read MoreThroughout my first year of medical school, I have experienced many new things. There have been some glowing highs and some humbling lows. One…
Read MoreTo the incoming second year medical students: This is unsolicited advice from a newly minted fourth year (wow…I can’t believe I’m officially an MS4!)…
Read MoreAre Any of Us Immune to Misinformation?
“Kristina, where’s the blow dryer?” my father asked. “My friend told me on Facebook that if you blow dry your nose and mouth it…
Read MoreLong hours, long days As a fly on the wall You may not have much say Good days or bad You’re here to…
Read MoreProcrastination. Guilt. Internal unrest. Every medical student feels these emotions at some point in his or her journey—some more than others. Some proudly…
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