Category: Education

Physicians in a failing state set an example

As of October 2019, the small country of Lebanon began its descent into its worst economic collapse in modern history. Exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic, the Lebanese currency has lost nearly 85 percent of its value on the black market, and the infl…

DeVos Presses Schools To Reopen, But Details (And Federal Funding Answers) Remain Sparse

DeVos would not say whether schools should follow the CDC’s guidance for reopening, either.

The middle school of medicine: a reflection on the first year of medical school

There is a picture of me kneeling in front of the Azure Window, once off the coast of Malta, eating a chocolate ice-cream cone. I am 12 years old, having just finished the sixth grade, wearing high-top “Bathroom Wall” Converse and not-at-all-grungy car…

CDC Director Says Agency Won’t Revise School Reopening Guidelines — Despite Trump Pressure

“Our guidelines are our guidelines,” CDC Director Robert Redfield said.

Pearls and pitfalls for medical students entering their clinical years

Transitioning from the classroom to the wards is an uncertain and anxiety-provoking time for many medical students. Schedules are constantly changing, as are expectations and learning objectives. Mentorship and advice from upperclassmen, residents, and…

Cuomo Slams Trump: ‘School Reopenings Are A State Decision’

“It’s not up to the president,” Cuomo said.

Harvard, MIT Sue Trump Administration Over ICE Crackdown On Foreign Students

They called the decision “arbitrary” “capricious” and “an abuse of discretion.”

Why cultural competency courses should be requisites for medical school

Like many others, I have felt immense frustration in the past couple of weeks. The news surrounding the Black Lives Matter movement, compounded by many other incidents of injustice against minorities, has made me feel constant rage at the society we li…

The role of medical education in perpetuating health care disparities

Black bodies are dying, and medical schools are partially to blame.  Never did I imagine that I would come to the realization that as a medical student; I was being trained and conditioned to identify and treat conditions predominately in white people….

What happens when you are not the hero: a story of forgiveness

In early 2001, my sister was tired, paler than usual. We didn’t think much of it. Then, months passed, and crimson pinpoints appeared on her skin. My brother and I took turns grasping her arm and snickering as our handprints would appear as red dots ju…