The Intangible Curriculum
As medical students, we are blessed with the privilege of being at the bedside and caring for patients. In the past few months, the…
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A Flickering Frolicking Flame
For the Healer also needs healing To take a step back And look within To be present For oneself And not only for…
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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…
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A Look into Epidermolysis Bullosa: “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…
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The Limit to Your Love: Should You Recuse Yourself from Care?
Nearly all of us who enter the medical field do so with the main intention of caring for others. We often also have secondary…
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The Impact of COVID-19 on the Health Care Economy
COVID-19 has left brutal impacts on the US healthcare system and economy, as well as many other fronts. As of this month in the…
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I Fought COVID-19 and Survived To Tell The Tale
Eddie Case is a previously healthy COVID-19 survivor and one of the first 200-identified COVID patients in Arizona. He has graciously offered to…
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Thoughts on Art and Anxiety in the Time of COVID-19
There was a time—though it feels a lifetime ago—when I thought creative pursuits would be my path. In fact, some readers of The Differential…
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The Virus may be Running the Show, but the Show Must Go On
Clinical rotations came to an abrupt halt around mid-March. My peer cohort and I had just completed 4 weeks of the rotation, with 4…
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How are Racial and Ethnic Minorities Affected by COVID-19 in Maricopa County?
It is well studied at this point that COVID-19 has been disproportionately affecting racial and ethnic minorities. The CDC stated that these differences in…
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