I had known AR for eight days before she passed away. AR’s medical record was littered with phrases all too familiar in the field of medicine: she had “poor insight into the severity of her disease” and was “insisting on all res…
Category: Education
Why this medical student tutors
Tutoring is the most selfish thing I do. This probably sounds counterintuitive, but let me explain. To state the obvious, medical school is hard. You spend four years pushing yourself to the limit of your comfort zone. For two years, you cram more info…
Simultaneously being a medical student and patient
During my pathology rotation as a third-year medical student, I had the opportunity to examine many patients’ slides under the microscope. This allowed me to study and understand diseases in ways different from how I had often done during my prev…
More High Schoolers Felt Hopeless Or Suicidal During Pandemic As Mental Health Crisis Intensified, CDC Finds
Two-thirds of U.S. high schoolers reported difficulty completing schoolwork since the beginning of the pandemic, with lesbian, gay and bisexual youth among the most severely affected.
Why this medical school is doing it right
It’s been shown that patients can benefit from a satisfying medical experience and the actual clinical treatment. The satisfying medical experience in and of itself leads to trust, follow-through, and health improvements. Medical school is the op…
Leroy Merlin, Nokian Tyres, Renault—Here Are The Companies Under Fire For Russian Ties
French retailer Leroy Merlin this week became the target of the Ukrainian government, which has crusaded over the last few weeks against companies it believes aren’t doing enough to punish Russia financially.
35 Manufacturers Granted Licenses To Produce Generic Version Of Pfizer’s Covid Antiviral Pill For Developing Countries
The move will give 95 lower-income countries access to a generic version of Pfizer’s oral Covid-19 antiviral treatment.
New medical students: Do not take yourself too seriously
When you are trapped in a locker room in only your underwear at 3 a.m., you realize how many things must have gone wrong for you to land in that spot. Within the first week of my clinical rotations, I managed to be bested by the scrub machine. It was a…
It goes without saying: a residency nterview
Describe a challenge and how you overcame it. Is this an interview? It is. I see. Yes, the way you are looking at me like I should be providing an answer. OK, well. You see this is a challenge right here because you are two-dimensional and yet I have b…
Don’t forget the socks and shoes: a reflection on the third year of medical school
I badged myself back to the operating room and hiked up my ill-fitting scrubs. The bouffant was twice the size of my head. It made me feel like a child playing dress-up in adult clothes. As I walked to the OR, I rehearsed what I would say in my head. N…
