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Sophie Sun

Sophie Sun is a medical student at The University of Arizona College of Medicine – Phoenix, class of 2018. She completed her undergraduate degree at UC Berkeley and earned a PhD in chemical biology from The Scripps Research Institute, where she focused on unnatural amino acid incorporation and antibody engineering. Some of her current academic interests include student-run free clinics, vaccine compliance, and accountability in research. However, she might sound more excited when talking to you about classic American cinema, urban compost collection, and French dessert recipes. She is currently pursuing a career as a Med-Peds physician.

EthicsJanuary 9, 2018

Medical Ethics:

November Response and January Question

By Sophie Sun

November Response Our last ethics question concerned discrimination against a practicing Muslim physician and the role of hospital administrators in enforcing zero-tolerance discrimination policies:…

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Diversity/Inclusion Week, Op-Ed, ResearchNovember 14, 2017

Representation in Evidence-Based Medicine

By Sophie Sun

In our current age of medicine, we often tout the benefits of evidence-based medicine for our patients: better outcomes with fewer unneeded interventions. However,…

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Arts & CultureJuly 11, 2017

The White Coat

By Sophie Sun

It’s July again in Phoenix. For most, this just signals our yearly retreat into the great indoors as the 110 °F weather scorches the…

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Diversity/Inclusion Week, Op-EdNovember 15, 2016

Starting a New Dialogue

By Sophie Sun

The past week in our country’s politics has left many of us stunned. Whatever our personal opinions, there had been a pretty clear idea…

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Op-EdMay 9, 2016

Atheism and Medicine

By Sophie Sun

When I was asked to write this article, I initially declined. First of all, I wasn’t really sure what I would write about. A…

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Arts & Culture, Diversity/Inclusion Week, Op-EdNovember 17, 2015

Shattering the Myth of the Model Minority

By Sophie Sun

No, but where are you REALLY from? Unlike some of their friends who sent their children to visit relatives almost every summer, my parents…

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Research, Scholarly ProjectNovember 9, 2015

Geographic Correlation Between Vaccine Exemptions and Pertussis Outbreaks in AZ

By Sophie Sun

Trends in vaccine hesitancy in the United States have led to the resurgence of several infectious diseases, including measles, mumps, and pertussis. Arizona’s regulation of nonmedical exemptions (NMEs) is relatively lenient compared to that of other states, contributing to the reduction in immunization compliance.

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Science, Science/TechSeptember 8, 2015

EnChroma Glasses: When Less Is More for the Color Blind

By Sophie Sun

In this issue of The Differential, we have the opportunity to explore two meanings of the term “hacking” as they pertain to the medical…

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