Author: Alexa Lean

Alexa Lean (2 Posts)

Contributing Writer

George Washington School of Medicine and Health Sciences


Alexa is in the Class of 2018 at the George Washington School of Medicine and Health Sciences.




Limitless: The Physician as Human

My entire life’s work has culminated in medical school. Every volunteer organization, every organic molecule I drew, every sacrifice I made in the name of studying has led to being here in Washington, D.C. Why? To join the ranks of the people I held with the highest esteem: doctors. Doctors were the embodiment of justice, beneficence and non-maleficence in my mind: flawless humans. Something I overlooked in that belief was that doctors are, in fact, …

Alexa Lean (2 Posts)

Contributing Writer

George Washington School of Medicine and Health Sciences


Alexa is in the Class of 2018 at the George Washington School of Medicine and Health Sciences.