palpate
you almost died today. / you almost brought yourself back to life / knowing another heart, too, / makes warmth between your breasts.
Tag: poetry
Medical Student Editor
University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine
Elaine is a fourth-year medical student at the University of California, San Francisco with interests in LGBTQ health and rad medicine for the underserved. She graduated from Brown University in 2015 with a Bachelor of Arts in health and human biology. In a dream life she would probably spend her days watching corgi videos, learning languages, and putting together an anthology of poems titled, "where have you been?"
stronger in the broken places
his eyes beyond his glasses / dart from me / rest on the corners
The Boy With Obsidian Eyes
This poem is about the real-life suffering of the peoples of Africa.
Walk-Ins
Through the automated doors of the psych hospital, / the man walked / until he reached the front desk.
The Bipolared Man
In the middle, he stood / Between darkness and good / Both selves beckoning him to a side / And in the fight, a small piece of him died
Transformation from md to MD
First year of medical school: / Don’t remember much. / MD/PhD students, you know what I mean. / Learned how to use a stethoscope.
Our Neighbors
they are / people first / more than just numbers and / statistics on a computer screen
One Tough Cookie
This path has been far from cookie cutter, / From being kneaded and rolled / By demanding needs to fulfill multiple roles, / I can’t help but wonder, will I make the cut?
On Performing Medicine
I feel like a child wearing his father’s coat / The starched, fabric seems like a costume
The Paratrooper
The paratrooper shook as they descended upon him. / Prepared to interrogate him with hollow-point questions
Passive Activism
We strive to identify as a generation of idealists. / We are politically aware, socially conscious young adults. / We place our collective purchasing power behind products with a social mission.
Rosie
I first heard the click, click of her black stilettos / Her heels narrowed to a tiny point that seemed to pierce the ground. / I imagined the floor whimpering at every step she took / The faces of terrified tiles reflecting in glistening heels
Writer-in-Training
Drexel University College of Medicine
Rohit is a second year medical student at Drexel University College of Medicine. He graduated from Georgetown University in 2012, and then went on to teach reading to elementary school students for two years. After teaching, he worked in health policy for a year, and then matriculated to medical school. Currently, he is pursuing an MD/MPH degree and hopes to work in community health and harm reduction. He is passionate about health equity, LGBTQ rights, and racial justice. By far, his greatest skill is reciting lines from Pixar’s Up.