Contributing Writer
Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania
Dorothy is a Class of 2018 medical student at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. She currently channels her interest in intersectional feminism and social justice by organizing with the medical student activist group, White Coats for Black Lives. When she’s not studying or organizing, Dorothy can be found live-blogging/live-tweeting her favorite TV shows, eating froyo with friends, and playing the guitar (somewhat badly).
When I was first invited to host a Roundtable Discussion, I was told that we were supposed to bring together medical students to discuss their idea of a modern physician: What characteristics would they have? What kinds of skills would we want to cultivate in this increasingly technological age? What kind of doctor would be necessary to meet the needs of the health care system now and into the decades ahead?
When I started medical school last August, I arrived on campus excited to fulfill my childhood dream of becoming a doctor, eager to learn more about the body and its mysteries, and more than a bit nervous. “Medical school,” the physicians in my life told me, “is no joke.” But “everyone survives” they assured me. While I clung to this promise as I made my way through the year, I did so perhaps for different reasons than I first imagined.
Contributing Writer
Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania
Dorothy is a Class of 2018 medical student at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. She currently channels her interest in intersectional feminism and social justice by organizing with the medical student activist group, White Coats for Black Lives. When she’s not studying or organizing, Dorothy can be found live-blogging/live-tweeting her favorite TV shows, eating froyo with friends, and playing the guitar (somewhat badly).
