Didactic Blocks Expressed as Poetry: GIMDO
Transplant In the cupboard was an empty glass that has never been used, but to-day was a special occasion, perfect to bring it…
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Our Teacher
On Thursday, we met our donors. It seemed like any class, with the lecture and preamble beforehand. Yet, there was tension in the air….
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Choosing the Perfect Pre-Med Major
As an incoming medical student, there are many acronyms and abbreviations that you are suddenly expected to know on top of the already impossible…
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Colonoscopies, Colons and Rectums, Oh My
An overweight, 55-year old man was rolled into the operating room and plopped onto the table with his robe sprawled open while the nurse…
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The University of Arizona College of Medicine – Phoenix Retreat Poem
Eighty disparate paths enjoin on this day In a field of red rock and ancient tree Walking, running, thinking, learning each other’s way…
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Didactic Blocks Expressed as Poetry: Orientation/ITM
Fresh Faces Hi, nice to meet you. Let me introduce myself. We will be classmates. Explanation: Though simple, the haiku was originally…
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My First Diagnosis
Friday, September 30, 2016 A small village about 50 miles outside of Santa Domingo It was our last day on the trip. We had…
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The White Coat
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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Didactic Blocks Expressed as Poetry: Cardiovascular-Hematology
Latir You have betrayed me in my final hour — Sustained my life, now dying in a cage. Gurgling fountain, you still have years…
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A Reflection on Rural Medicine
In the early morning of August 23, 2016, I eagerly packed my belongings in my car and headed 225 miles west: it was time…
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