Author: Anna Zelivianskaia

Anna Zelivianskaia (1 Posts)

Contributing Writer Emeritus

University of Illinois Chicago College of Medicine


Anna is a Class of 2016 medical student at the University of Illinois-Chicago College of Medicine. She graduated with a BA in biology and anthropology from the University of Chicago in 2011. Her interests include health policy, medical curriculum reform, emergency medicine, and ob/gyn. In her "free time," she enjoys napping, yoga, running, and exploring Chicago's live music scene.




I Don’t Know How to Tell You This…

“My rheumatologist was the one who told me I have cancer because for nine months we thought my back pain was due to a type of arthritis. He felt really bad about it and when he called me to tell me the diagnosis, he started crying on the phone.” A student in my second-year medical school class says this when we are in the big lecture hall for a class presentation on how to give …

Anna Zelivianskaia (1 Posts)

Contributing Writer Emeritus

University of Illinois Chicago College of Medicine


Anna is a Class of 2016 medical student at the University of Illinois-Chicago College of Medicine. She graduated with a BA in biology and anthropology from the University of Chicago in 2011. Her interests include health policy, medical curriculum reform, emergency medicine, and ob/gyn. In her "free time," she enjoys napping, yoga, running, and exploring Chicago's live music scene.