How to Study Abroad in Medical School
My Zoom window was side by side with Dr. Anthony Fauci’s Zoom window. I was basically sitting right next to THE Tony Fauci…well, virtually…
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The State of Emergency
There are a number of inevitabilities in life. Death, billionaires avoiding taxes, and people asking med students what specialty they want to go into….
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Letter to Students from Naomi Bishop
Dear students, I am writing this to you on your first day to encourage you to wear your mask indoors and in the library….
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India: “COVID’s mostly over. Right?”
In February of 2021, the seven-day average of new cases hovered around 12,000 daily confirmed cases, a significant decline from the November caseload, according…
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I Miss Going to Class
I never thought I would write this. I never thought that after almost 18 years of education, I would miss commuting to school, packing…
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Professionalism is Stupid
Back in May, I watched the video of four police officers murdering George Floyd. I, like so many others, was dumbfounded. In our Doctoring…
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An MS1’s Thoughts on a Pass/Fail Step 1
Step 1 is notorious for being one of the most difficult, high stakes exams in a student’s academic journey to becoming a physician. Officially…
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A Collective Rebirth of Self-wellness
Individuals Spread Far and wide A fire A force Connect the tribe With an open mind And an open heart The community forms…
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Ranking the Vitamins: A Holistic and Arbitrary Approach
It’s time for the rank-list no one asked for: an entirely subjective ranking of the essential vitamins from worst to best. I hope…
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Pop Songs and a Pandemic: An Unlikely Love Story
There’s no logic or internal rhythm to a pandemic—there’s just wondering what might happen next. I started medical school a little more than a…
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