A Closer Look at Brain Death
“Cows.” Not something I have heard often in medicine. Maybe it could be associated with mad cow disease or perhaps a cow stampede? However,…
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The Female Physician: Progress towards Equality?
When my mother was training to become an OB/GYN, a mere twenty-five percent of her program was composed of women. Worse, women made up only…
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Empathy in the Face of Adversity: A clinical experience with the mentally ill in jail
When I was informed that I would be rotating in correctional health at Fourth Avenue, I was nervous. I told my husband about my…
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Welcome to medical school, where everything is made up and the points don’t matter, but I better not miss a point
I don’t claim to be an authority on how we should approach life in medical school. I know that everyone’s experience is different, and…
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Wholesome Humanism – Longitudinal Patient Care
The Longitudinal Patient Care (LPC) Course takes places during years three and four of the UA COM-P curriculum. Students are placed in interprofessional…
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Remember Standing at the Bottom when Sitting at the Top
Rushing to take care of every person in the room, constantly checking fluid levels and carrying trays full of equipment, I started questioning whether…
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Violence Against Healthcare Workers: Can Interprofessional Relationships Help Us Feel Safer?
Healthcare workers suffer some of the highest rates of workplace violence. A quick Google search will pull up countless stories about doctors, nurses, and…
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Notes from the Middle Seat
I heaved my carry-on into the 5th overhead compartment of the week and squeezed past a catatonic passenger to take up residence in my…
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Caring for Patients in Jail
On my first day on the job as a jail doctor, twenty-five-year-old Peggy* was brought by guards to clinic after fighting with another inmate….
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Representation in Evidence-Based Medicine
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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