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A Case for Building Hope in Medicine

by Ashten Duncan

I gritted my teeth as I stretched my pinky finger across the fretboard of my acoustic guitar, reaching for the last note in a D-sharp chord. My unconditioned hand was cramping from the fourth chord progression that I was trying to learn, and after straining a little bit more, I huffed in exasperation and slammed my tutorial book closed.

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Columns, Featured, The Lived Experience

Weighing the Scales on Reproductive Health

by Zaynah Alam

Charity Scott, JD and professor of law at the Georgia State Catherine C. Henson School of Law, stood at the front of our medical school lecture hall with her arms stretched wide. “The welfare of a pregnant mother?” she said as she dipped one arm down, burdened by an invisible weight. “Or the welfare of an unborn child?”

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Featured, Opinions

Patient Care Improves When Patients Care

I will never forget the patient who shocked my preconceived notions about health care.

by Tejus Pradeep

There Is No Sound

There is no sound / like that of a heart breaking.

by Jennifer Luong

The “Difficult Patient”

They asked me how that encounter had gone, and I could feel my cheeks turn bright red. I was...

by Amanda Walker

Experiencing Health Care Disparities in a County Hospital

My medical education has been a long journey to this point -- a journey filled with many obstacles and...

by Stephanie Dreikorn

A Case for Building Hope in Medicine

I gritted my teeth as I stretched my pinky finger across the fretboard of my acoustic guitar, reaching for...

by Ashten Duncan

Yours Sincerely

This house was once full of life / Layers of warmth and affection. / A fireplace, the heart of...

by Diva Jhaveri

Data Determinants of Health

In 2012, Target’s marketing team was attacked: first by an enraged father, then by a storm of reporters and...

by Jordan Baechle

Women With Notebooks

If you come into the hospital room before she arrives, you might miss the telltale signs of her existence....

by Maggie Hulbert

Combating Burnout With Gratitude

In the middle of my second year of medical school, I began noticing early signs and symptoms of burnout....

by Elisabeth Wynia

All Glory is Fleeting

“So, how would we test for PBC?” my professor asks from the front of the room.

by Christopher Arthur

Inside the Body, Inside the Mind: What Surgery Taught Me About Psychiatry

Perhaps the single most awkward conversation that a third-year medical student can have with an attending physician is the...

by Charles Surette

Weighing the Scales on Reproductive Health

Charity Scott, JD and professor of law at the Georgia State Catherine C. Henson School of Law, stood at...

Arrhythmia

Hearts that beat, / Turn into hearts that don’t.

by Tejus Pradeep

Rebirth of the Savior of Births

I had always thought of medical professionals as society’s heroes who could do no wrong, but with my own...

by Teresia Chen

Asylum Clinics: The Global Pursuit of Happiness

The room is unassuming from the outside. It’s a tiny space not much larger than a storage closet tucked...

The High Cost of Hope: The Story of Orphan Drug Nusinersen

Why does a life-saving drug, for infants no less, carry such an astronomical price tag? Nusinersen falls into the...

Patient Care Improves When Patients Care

Published by Tejus Pradeep

I will never forget the patient who shocked my preconceived notions about health care.

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The “Difficult Patient”

Published by Amanda Walker

They asked me how that encounter had gone, and I could feel my cheeks turn bright red. I was embarrassed that I was not able to connect with my...

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Experiencing Health Care Disparities in a County Hospital

Published by Stephanie Dreikorn

My medical education has been a long journey to this point -- a journey filled with many obstacles and detours resulting in moments of self-reflection and personal growth. One...

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Inside the Body, Inside the Mind: What Surgery Taught Me About Psychiatry

Published by Charles Surette

Perhaps the single most awkward conversation that a third-year medical student can have with an attending physician is the one that begins with the attending asking, “So, what medical...

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All Glory is Fleeting

“So, how would we test for PBC?” my professor asks from the front of the room.

by Christopher Arthur

January 28, 2019

Reflections from Anatomy: A Letter to Myself

If gross anatomy has taught me any topics, they are the sheer beauty and capability of the human body.

January 18, 2019

If Mary Oliver Were a Medical Student

Recently I have let myself consider how wonderful of a physician Mary Oliver would have been, and how wonderful...

by Julia Danford

December 10, 2018

A Letter to My Pre-Medical School Self

After our first year of coursework, our LC mentors asked us to write a confidential letter to our “2016...

by Emily Hayward