Contributing Writer
Texas Christian University Burnett School of Medicine
Martha-Grace McLean is a medical student at TCU Burnett School of Medicine in Fort Worth, TX class of 2028. She graduated from University of Florida with a Bachelor of Science in psychology in 2023. She enjoys reading, running and painting in her free time. After graduating medical school Martha-Grace would like to pursue a career in pediatrics.
I walked up the stairs in my heels, white coat and stethoscope, which I had no idea how to use, on the first day of my first clinical day two weeks into medical school. The question of whether I belonged in a position of authority felt more prominent than ever as patients in the lobby passively asked me about their treatments and I waited for the staff to return from their lunch break. I told …
My patient sleeps peacefully. / I wake him guiltily. / I don’t want my face to be the first he sees.
Writers-in-Training Intern and Contributing Writer
Geisinger College of Health Sciences
Ceili Hamill is a medical student at Geisinger College of Health Sciences in Scranton, Pennsylvania, Class of 2025. In 2020, she graduated from Saint Joseph's University with a Bachelor of Science in biology. Ceili is also a student member of the Health Humanities Consortium and of the Academy for Professionalism in Health Care. She enjoys reading, baking, and playing with her pug Poppy in her free time. After graduating medical school, Ceili would like to pursue a career in pediatrics.
