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Brown

by Archana Bharadwaj

I am Brown. I am the proud daughter of two Indian immigrants. I AM DIVERSITY. As a kid I moved around a lot, but I spent my formative years in a small lakeside town in southwest Michigan. When I started middle school, I became the second student in my grade who was Indian. A few months after I joined the class, we had a...

November 12, 2019

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Featured, In Color

From Hanoi to the Streets: One Prisoner of War’s Path to Homelessness

by Jeffrey Herrala

“I robbed my first bank when I was nine years old,” said Mr. L in the same matter-of-fact tone he always used when he shared equally shocking self-proclamations. Mr. L was a plump, grey-haired man in his seventies whose hooked wooden cane was never out of arm’s reach. His toothless grin and honeyed southern twang softened his otherwise hardened demeanor.

November 11, 2019

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Featured, From the Wards, Veterans Day Project

November 12, 2019

Brown

I am Brown. I am the proud daughter of two Indian immigrants. I AM DIVERSITY. As a kid I...

by Archana Bharadwaj

November 11, 2019

From Hanoi to the Streets: One Prisoner of War’s Path to Homelessness

“I robbed my first bank when I was nine years old,” said Mr. L in the same matter-of-fact tone...

by Jeffrey Herrala

November 6, 2019

Continuing Medical Education on Trans Health: Addressing the HUD’s Proposed Rule ...

Homelessness is a prominent concern among LGBT+ people, particularly the transgender community. Nearly one-third of the respondents who completed...

by Lexi Dickson

October 31, 2019

Navigating the Logistics of Residency Interviews

After submitting the ERAS application, you might let out a deep breath and feel a transient sense of relief. ...

by Arianna Yanes, MD

October 30, 2019

Continuing Medical Education on Trans Health: US Trans Health (Part 1 of 2)

The 2015 U.S. Transgender Survey conducted by the National Center for Transgender Equality demonstrates the U.S. transgender community’s need...

by Lexi Dickson

October 18, 2019

Global Health @ Home

The health impacts associated with structural violence prevent vulnerable populations from gaining access to basic needs. This is due...

by Daniel Gehlbach

October 4, 2019

A Physician’s Most Powerful Tool

The HIV clinic was one of my favorite rotations in all of third year. It was often emotional for...

by Karina Hofstee

October 2, 2019

A Case for Cultural Competence

Developing skills of cultural competence requires an open heart and mind -- and often an uncomfortable examination of personal...

by Steven Duncan

September 30, 2019

Prosciutto

I had been invited to the general surgery journal club. In the sweltering heat of a southern summer, I...

by Alyssa Brown

September 26, 2019

Should You Get an Apple Watch for Your Heart?

In part one of this two-part series we explore the state of direct-to-consumer, wearable ECG technology. In part two,...

by Benjamin Meyers

September 25, 2019

Tiger, Coco, Bella and Daisy

You tell me you’d like to be an engineer one day. You hesitate after the words “one day,” like...

September 23, 2019

The Patient vs. the Clock: Time Constraints are Damaging Progress in Medicine

I was sitting in on a patient visit with the attending physician and a senior medical student, and I...

September 12, 2019

loser

You lose / your pen with / the red and blue and black ink

September 9, 2019

Lessons to Learn from Reggie: The Importance of Medical Humanities

A recent publication in the Journal of Neurology caused significant outrage not only within a forum dedicated to Black...

by Max Jordan Nguemeni Tiako

September 5, 2019

6 y/o F: Patient Perspective of Illness

mom, what's loo-skeem-ya? / oh okay -- does that mean I’m loo-skeem-ya?

by Vivian Ho

September 4, 2019

Jumping In

Asking someone if they want to kill themselves becomes easier every time. The appalling part is how quickly this...

by Madeline Fryer

From Hanoi to the Streets: One Prisoner of War’s Path to Homelessness

Published by Jeffrey Herrala

“I robbed my first bank when I was nine years old,” said Mr. L in the same matter-of-fact tone he always used when he shared equally shocking self-proclamations. Mr....

November 11, 2019

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Featured, From the Wards, Veterans Day Project

A Physician’s Most Powerful Tool

Published by Karina Hofstee

The HIV clinic was one of my favorite rotations in all of third year. It was often emotional for me. Many uninsured, low-income patients came to the clinic not...

October 4, 2019

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Prosciutto

Published by Alyssa Brown

I had been invited to the general surgery journal club. In the sweltering heat of a southern summer, I dressed as crisply as possible because I had no idea...

September 30, 2019

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Tiger, Coco, Bella and Daisy

Published by Maria Hanna

You tell me you’d like to be an engineer one day. You hesitate after the words “one day,” like you’re reconsidering the phrase. I want to tell you not...

September 25, 2019

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October 18, 2019

Global Health @ Home

The health impacts associated with structural violence prevent vulnerable populations from gaining access to basic needs. This is due...

by Daniel Gehlbach

October 2, 2019

A Case for Cultural Competence

Developing skills of cultural competence requires an open heart and mind -- and often an uncomfortable examination of personal...

by Steven Duncan

August 14, 2019

Just Crazy

We shuffled out of the room, but before closing the door, I could hear her bangles ringing as her...

by Briana Christophers

Failing Out and Leaning In

I refreshed the page over and over again, thinking that a different number would magically appear instead, but it...

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