Wait, Hippotherapy is a Thing?!
Tell us a bit about who you are: My name is Valerie Ngai PT, DPT, and I am a doctor of physical therapy, who…
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Integrative Interprofessional Interview
As physicians, it is imperative that we are aware of the interplay between social determinants of health and medical care and that we are…
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On the Push for Bilingual Education in Medicine
Estefania Lopez, a UACOM – Phoenix student in the class of 2023, is passionate about increasing resources for medical Spanish on campus and throughout…
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Cafecitos en la Casa
I am here today with Dr. Sue Kim, leader of the PAL block director curriculum committee. (Personal Active Learning is a 6-week block of…
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Open Letter to UACOMP from Student Group, “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…
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Health Governance and COVID-19: A Conversation with Global Health Expert, Dr. Heather Wipfli
Over the last few months, the COVID-19 pandemic has directed local, national, and global policies. While it has unveiled the strengths and weaknesses of…
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It’s Okay
It began with whispers and mumblings. “What do you think of this new disease in Wuhan?” “Will it come here?” At the beginning of…
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Small Importances – 55-Word Stories for Reflection
I began writing 55-word stories after an assignment in our Capstones course last year. I took the practice up again after a prompt from…
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Ponderings on Interprofessionalism in Pandemics
Since the last issue of The Differential, we have seen the distant specter of a novel coronavirus strain transform into the COVID-19 pandemic, a…
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Warm, Fuzzy, and Vasovagal
Throughout my first year of medical school, I have experienced many new things. There have been some glowing highs and some humbling lows. One…
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