Author: Nicole Cifra

Nicole Cifra Nicole Cifra (1 Posts)

Contributing Writer Emeritus

Upstate Medical University


Nicole is a MD/MPH Candidate at Upstate Medical University and will be graduating in May of 2016. She will be completing a pediatric residency at University of Rochester and plans to pursue a fellowship in adolescent medicine. She is passionate about eating disorders prevention and treatment.




Perspective (2016)

When I started neuroanatomy, I was fascinated by the brain. However, I found it difficult to keep track of the where structures were spatially when there were so many different ways to dissect it. To help myself study, I drew a coronal section alongside an intact hemisphere so I could better appreciate the structures in relationship to one another. When I spend any amount of time creating a piece of artwork, I retain it much more quickly, as if my hands are translating it into my memory.

Nicole Cifra Nicole Cifra (1 Posts)

Contributing Writer Emeritus

Upstate Medical University


Nicole is a MD/MPH Candidate at Upstate Medical University and will be graduating in May of 2016. She will be completing a pediatric residency at University of Rochester and plans to pursue a fellowship in adolescent medicine. She is passionate about eating disorders prevention and treatment.