Death is an unfortunately common event in the field of medicine. How do you deal with it? How do you keep from dwelling on it, letting it shape your practice, making you too calloused or too emotional? These are important questions to think about as you begin your journey in ... Read more
Katie Imbrock
Updated January 8, 2019 by Katie Imbrock
He is younger than me! This is not happening. This could have been me. These are the thoughts running through my mind when I witness my first patient death. I’ve seen a few other deaths ... Read more
Mohamed Gad
Updated June 26, 2022 by Mohamed Gad
If you read one book this year, make it When Breath Becomes Air. Do yourself a favor – do not read another word about this book before picking it up and experiencing it for yourself ... Read more
Chivas Owle
Updated March 14, 2019 by Chivas Owle
Despite being on the top of a hill, the hospital was remarkably unimposing and unimpressive: just one floor high and composed largely of corrugated iron and brick. It consisted of a handful of wards, an ... Read more
Emma Cox
Updated June 26, 2022 by Emma Cox
Republished with permission from here. Although there is really never a right time to die or even witness death, it is important to acknowledge that death is a reality, and one to which all health ... Read more
George Prousi
Updated June 20, 2019 by George Prousi