Seeking Home: Our Shared Havens
“I long, as does every human being, to be at home wherever I find myself.” ... Read more
Emily Hayward
Published February 3, 2020 by Emily Hayward
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Chronicles of a Med Student: Beginning Clinical Rotations
I walked into my first rotation with a stethoscope and granola bar in my pocket ... Read more
Adelle
Updated June 26, 2022 by Adelle
Understanding Our Patients’ Drugs: The Need for a Pharmacy Elective Within Medical School
Republished with permission from here. I spent one year working full-time as a pharmacy technician ... Read more
Sarayna Schock
Updated June 26, 2022 by Sarayna Schock
5 Things in Residency That I Didn’t Expect to be Hard (But Were)
I knew residency was going to be hard. I had anticipated the long hours, weeks ... Read more
Megan Riddle
Updated June 26, 2022 by Megan Riddle
Addiction is a Brain Disease — So Let’s Treat It Like One
Reposted from here with permission. As a medical student, I always carry naloxone in my ... Read more
Jawad Husain
Updated June 26, 2022 by Jawad Husain
The Right Time to Lose a Patient
Republished with permission from here. Although there is really never a right time to die ... Read more
George Prousi
Updated June 20, 2019 by George Prousi
What You Should Know: Lies in the Patient-Doctor Relationship
What You Should Know is an ongoing series covering a range of informational topics relevant ... Read more
Brian Wu
Updated June 26, 2022 by Brian Wu
How to ace your first patient encounter
As a medical student, you spend four years of college and the first two years ... Read more
Judith Kalinyak
Updated June 26, 2022 by Judith Kalinyak
Ten things I learned in medical school (Other than, you know, the medical stuff)
Clinical training is filled with hidden lessons that aren't found in any textbook.
Megan Riddle
Updated June 27, 2022 by Megan Riddle
A Call For Compassionate Doctors
Your actions as a physician have a tremendous impact on your patients.
Mary Calhoun
Updated March 15, 2019 by Mary Calhoun
Judgment in Medicine
While patients resist being “judged”, health care professionals must employ a certain level of judgment in order to properly evaluate the needs of each patient.
Edward Chang
Updated June 27, 2022 by Edward Chang
First Patient
The story of one man's first patient encounter.
Rick Flinders, MD
Updated March 19, 2022 by Rick Flinders, MD
