An excerpt from Doctors’ Orders: The Making of Status Hierarchies in an Elite Profession. Copyright (c) 2020 Tania M. Jenkins. Used by arrangement with the publisher. All rights reserved. I met Trevor on his very first day of residency, at the st…
Category: Education
Cornell Says It’s Safer To Bring Students Back To Campus, Will Resume Classes September 2
University researchers projected more students would become ill if courses were 100% remote this fall.
Medical School 2.0: How COVID-19 Will Help Usher In The Next Generation Of Medical Superheroes
Although medical school graduations took place virtually this year due to COVID-19, it certainly does not make becoming a physician any less meaningful or impactful; it’s quite the opposite. Here’s how COVID-19 has changed medical school now and into t…
How latent racism increases morbidity and mortality of our Black patients
One of my favorite ways to spend an afternoon is perusing bookstore shelves and choosing books solely based on their cover. Wow, No Thank You is a series of essays by Samantha Irby that was selected in such a fashion. While the adorable fluffy bunny on…
Why do Black Americans have worse COVID outcomes?
Our country is currently battling two urgent and severe health care crises: COVID and systemic racism. We believe that addressing systemic racism now is as urgent and as dangerous to the health of our nation and its people as the COVID19 pandemic. In a…
How To Safely Fly On An Airplane
Bring a mask, check for new policies, stay 6 feet apart and open the air vent above your seat.
How To Reopen Summer Camps
Small groups of campers, more time outdoors, thorough staff training and virtual options.
Why a prison psychiatry rotation should be mandatory for all medical students
Most incarcerated individuals — over 95 percent of them — will return to their communities. Medical students have a unique opportunity, as a part of their training, to learn about the medical needs of this group and help provide care for a …
IMGs are abandoned during COVID
The Match is a stressful time during any physician’s life. Applicants study for, arrange for, and lose sleep over their USMLE steps, their letters of recommendation, and their personal statements. The matching process is particularly difficult during a…
A young mother’s medical school journey
I was 19 years old when I became pregnant. Pregnancy and birth, at such a young age, was both the happiest and the scariest thing to have happened to me. My dream of becoming a doctor began when I was in middle school, from a seemingly mundane moment t…
