When Physicians Forget to Take Care of Themselves
Note from the Editors-in-Chief: September is National Suicide Awareness Month. As such, this article addresses physician suicide, an issue which already has or will…
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Bleeding Control: New Initiatives to Prevent Pre-Hospital Hemorrhagic Deaths
Mass casualty incidents (MCIs) such as shootings, infrastructure collapses, or bombings can quickly overwhelm emergency medical resources with gravely injured victims. This has highlighted…
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Medical Ethics: July Response and September Question
July Question In July, we read about a case in which a young boy disagreed with his parents about treatment. Let’s take another look:…
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There is Another Ebola Outbreak Happening in the DRC and We Need to Talk About It
On August 1, 2018, the Ministry of Health of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) declared a new Ebola outbreak in North Kivu, located…
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Ode to the Oath: The Relevance of Hippocrates
I recently revisited the Class of 2019 Oath for the first time since my White Coat Ceremony in 2015. At the University of Arizona…
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Learning Through Tragedy
In June 2018, a nurse practitioner drove to the primary care clinic where she works. She was extremely tired that morning and had a…
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Exportation of Cuban Doctors: Revolutionary Physicians
On August 19, 1960, the revolutionary physician, Ernesto “Che” Guevara, formally addressed the Cuban Militia. His speech has since been published and distributed as…
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Suicide: Should we ask?
Note from the Editors-in-Chief: September is National Suicide Awareness Month. As such, this article addresses physician suicide, an issue which already has or will…
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The Medical Persona: An Interview with a Mask-Maker
Recently, the University of Arizona College of Medicine–Phoenix hosted an Art in Medicine event focusing on ceramics and the creation of masks. This…
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Where Broken Hearts Go
The summer between the first and second years of medical school can be an odd existential crisis. You feel like the countless trials by…
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