If you don’t ask, you’ll never know
On the first day of my first rotation as a medical student, my preceptor shared this bit of wisdom: if
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A Budding Clinician-Scientist
Before I embarked on my second year of medical school, I wanted to try something different — an experience I
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Too Many Eyes Between the Thighs: Sex and Surveillance
There’s a special bond between students and their teachers. As someone who used to teach young children, I know firsthand
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Gender Application Gap
Gender stereotypes are pervasive in medicine. Last year, JAMA reported on the gender pay gap in medicine, and I found
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#BoPo: Body positivity in the age of obesity
When I was younger, I loved watching the televised broadcasts of New York Fashion Week. I grew up in the
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Running Low and No Longer Running
I recently completed a rotation in endocrinology, and I learned valuable lessons about diabetes management in both the inpatient and
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The Day I Took off my White Coat
The man in scrubs stands in the middle of the room. He has a blood-filled syringe in one hand and
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The Enigma of Empathy
“My mother says I’m a piece of shit.” My 18-year old patient sits at the head of a conference table,
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“A Good Job”: Dr. Elizabeth Dreesen, 2017 Commencement Address of the University of North Carolina School of Medicine
I am pleased to present this week’s Commencement Archive piece: Dr. Elizabeth Dreesen’s keynote address at the 2017 University of
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I am pleased to present this week’s Commencement Archive piece: Dr. Jonathan LaPook’s keynote address at the 2017 Quinnipiac University
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