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in-Training, the online peer-reviewed publication for medical students (13 Posts)

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You Should Know

Published by in-Training, the online peer-reviewed publication for medical students

You say that I must be hot / and reach over to take my coat off. / No, I’ll keep it on.

Half-mast

Published by Holly Ingram

you’re making things worse / rubbing wounds with the salt / from their own sweat

Patient Advocate

Published by Holly Ingram

“Abuse is of use.” / That is what we tell ourselves. / That it makes us stronger.

feeling unmatched

Published by Nneoma Eneh

These are the subjects / you taught me, but as I sit in this / despair, they don’t comfort me. / I need you to teach me more.

OB/GYN Introductions

Published by Holly Ingram

I heard about the blood / that you described as a flood, / and the terrible stomach pain

What Science Can Kiss

Published by John Newman

Those voluble cells which / lay softly atop the glass slide / compose the truth, compose the / cabalistic dialect of you and I

Comedic Relief

Published by Melissa Huddleston

A courteous knock on the door / Followed by a confident entry / Quickly halted by an urgent cry

To My First Patient Who Passed

Published by Brian Smith

Yours is the name I carry on / You were the first I mourned when gone

DNR

Published by Margaret Yau

20 / still / except / her chest rising, falling

“Behind”: A Poetic Reflection of the Beginnings of M1

Published by Shadman Ibnamasud

The clock behind me ticks / As the seconds line up with the cicadas’ hiss, / I hear the children outside, and the cracks of sticks

It’s Okay To Say Goodbye

Published by Kiah McSwain

As the door swings open, it hits the chair that was shifted more than usual. / Next to the computer sits a 94-year-old woman in a wheelchair / who is here for one last visit.

Kiah McSwain (1 Posts)

Contributing Writer

Florida State University College of Medicine

Kiah is a fourth-year medical student at Florida State University College of Medicine in Tallahassee, FL Class of 2022. In 2018, she graduated magna cum laude from Florida State University with a Bachelor of Science in biological science with a minor in chemistry. She enjoys painting, writing, and reading fantasy novels in her free time. Kiah plans to pursue a career in ophthalmology.