Future Physicians are the Solution to Problems in Healthcare
Earlier this year, I went to my primary care doctor for my annual physical. Typically, I would walk into his stand-alone office building, talk…
Read MoreEarlier this year, I went to my primary care doctor for my annual physical. Typically, I would walk into his stand-alone office building, talk…
Read MoreAs medical students, we are blessed with the privilege of being at the bedside and caring for patients. In the past few months, the…
Read MoreFor the Healer also needs healing To take a step back And look within To be present For oneself And not only for…
Read More“Pleasantly confused” is how my internal medicine resident described our patient to me. I was on my dermatology rotation and had just arrived at…
Read More“The Worst Disease You’ve Never Heard Of”
Her mother’s silent tears streamed gently down her face as we carefully unwrapped the six-day-old’s soiled bandages. We assessed the infant’s raw and blistered…
Read MoreEddie Case is a previously healthy COVID-19 survivor and one of the first 200-identified COVID patients in Arizona. He has graciously offered to…
Read MoreClinical rotations came to an abrupt halt around mid-March. My peer cohort and I had just completed 4 weeks of the rotation, with 4…
Read More“AZ Call to Action”:
The Need for Social Justice Reform
This Letter comes from a group of students who have placed social justice at the top of their priorities. Students who have joined their…
Read MoreThroughout my first year of medical school, I have experienced many new things. There have been some glowing highs and some humbling lows. One…
Read MoreTo the incoming second year medical students: This is unsolicited advice from a newly minted fourth year (wow…I can’t believe I’m officially an MS4!)…
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