Off the Shelf

Off the Shelf is our section for creative works by medical students.

Alicia Asturias Alicia Asturias (1 Posts)

Contributing Writer

University of California, San Diego

Alicia Asturias is a second-year medical student at the University of California, San Diego. She earned her bachelor’s degree in psychology at the University of California, Berkeley where she competed in the all-around on the Women’s Gymnastics Team. Her medical interests include orthopedics, family medicine and OB/GYN. She is new to poetry, but art is an old friend.




Amira Athanasios (2 Posts)

Contributing Writer

George Washington University School of Medicine

Amira Athanasios is fourth year medical student at the George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences. In 2015, she graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in biology from Scripps College in Claremont, California. She is passionate about the intersections of health, culture, religion, and humanities. After medical school, she hopes to pursue a career in child and adolescent psychiatry.