As Covid-19 cases continue to increase nationwide, colleges and universities have had to make difficult decisions about the fall semester.
Category: Education
How the COVID-19 pandemic highlights the need for social media training in medical education
We are living in profoundly confusing times. Even as the number of COVID-19 cases continues to rise, the endless stream of mixed messages from government officials results in vast interpretations of what one can and cannot do during a pandemic. Althoug…
Growing pains: clinical training during COVID-19
“Each morning, I make my way to joy – joy that God has given me the breath of life for another day. The process is never instantaneous though. My alarm is usually blaring for five to 10 minutes continuously before I can get up, but sometimes I’m able t…
Issues faced by LGBTQ individuals in the operative setting
This was the first time that I was unsure of how to respond when a patient cried. Usually, as a medical student, compassion and understanding helped make up for obvious gaps in our knowledge. It just comes with the territory. But this time was diffe…
A medical student’s experience at an urban free clinic
During my first year of medical school, a professor in my clinical skills course shared a timeless adage in medicine: “If you listen closely enough to the patient, they will tell you the diagnosis.” I accepted this statement as a fact of medicine ̵…
The Science Behind Campus Coronavirus Outbreaks
The evidence that college campuses are more prone to outbreaks than other places
‘Reckless’ And ‘Reprehensible’ Frat Party Linked To Coronavirus Outbreak At UNH: Here Are The Latest College Coronavirus Updates
‘It is time for an off-ramp. We have tried to make this work, but it is not working.’
A letter to 2020 interns
Congratulations on becoming PGY-1s! Truthfully, most memories of the times around my internship at Rush Medical College in 1991 are a blur. For example, I cannot recall the popular songs, who won the Super Bowl, or even the model of car I drove. Howeve…
Columbia Announces Undergrads Will Study Remotely, Latest College To Reverse Course
All the Ivy League school’s undergraduate classes will be remote in the fall.
Imposter syndrome and COVID: a medical student perspective
Shifting nervously in our seats amongst 180 of our fellow medical school classmates, we focused in on the front of the lecture hall as our deans began their annual orientation address. “Each of you has worked so hard to get here. No one has gotten to t…
