The University of Arizona College of Medicine ‒ Phoenix Student Publication
A Short Anecdote
During one of our medical ethics lectures, Dr. David Beyda posed a question: Should convicted prisoners be eligible to receive organ transplants, even if…
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A Personal Reflection
The physician-patient relationship is the bedrock of medical practice and humanity. Humanity is “compassionate, sympathetic, or generous behavior or disposition.” It includes the idea…
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I’m writing this article as I finish up Commissioned Officer Training for the U.S. Air Force. This five-week long training course has represented a…
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During one of my first days shadowing my Community Clinical Experience (CCE) preceptor, I had the opportunity to observe a pelvic exam. This was…
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As Match Day approaches, thousands of medical students eagerly wait for news of what their future entails. What program? What city? What familiar faces?…
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January Response and March Question
January Response: Last issue, we investigated the the case of an overweight woman who feels she is unable to complete the medically advisable weight…
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A perspective on emergency situations as a future physician
Two Saturdays ago, my wife and I were driving home from an event in Scottsdale at 1 pm. I had bent down to pick…
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CRISPR-Cas9 is a gene editing tool that has been the subject of considerable ethical debate since researchers at Sun Yat-sen University in Guangzhou used…
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November Response and January Question
November Response: Last issue, we discussed a difficult decision made by a family in regards to donation of their stillborn child. Let’s review: You…
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September Response and November Question
September Question: In September, our issue was focused on Suicide Awareness Month. Let’s review: Note from the Editors-in-Chief: September was Suicide Awareness Month….
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