Discontinuity in Care

March 22, 2018March 21, 2018 Janie Cao 2 Comments Community, Continuity of Care, doctor, experience, Health, Healthcare, medical school, medicine, patient, primary care

My resident tries fairly hard to take care of his patients. When he is with them, I catch him paying

General Law

Not Science Fiction: American immigration politics threaten scientific advances

February 15, 2018February 2, 2018 Jordan Metsky 0 Comment Attitude, Community, Science, society

The year 2017 was an anti-science roller-coaster ride. From the plentiful deniers of climate change to the seven words rumored

Clinical Patient-Centered Care Reflection

“Listen to understand” not “listen to reply”

February 8, 2018January 28, 2018 Ian Wee 0 Comment Attitude, Community, doctor, experience, feeling, listening, medical student, patient

A two-month stint at the oncology department in a Singapore government hospital has provided me with vivid examples of the

General Opinion Public Health Reflection

Feminine Hygiene: My Own Struggle at the Airport

February 1, 2018January 18, 2018 Manjit Bhandal 0 Comment experience, society

Surrounding me in the Barcelona airport this past winter was the latest technology—new scanners and gadgets directed at catching radioactive

General Public Health

Human Trafficking: A Brief Guide for Physicians

January 25, 2018January 10, 2018 Manjit Bhandal 0 Comment Healthcare, Responsibility

Human trafficking. Like many things we hear about or read in the news, it seems like a problem of developing

General Lifestyle Reflection

Running

January 18, 2018January 3, 2018 Mohammad Aref 0 Comment Attitude, experience, feeling, Gratitude

For just split seconds, I am floating, flying, feeling the space pass by. Then the flying ends, subtalar joint and

disability Emotion Lifestyle Patient-Centered Care Psychology

Nodding Along

January 11, 2018January 3, 2018 Mohammad Aref 0 Comment Attitude, Community, disability, doctor, Elderly, emotion, Goals, Health, Healthcare, listening, patient, Responsibility, society

My grandmother was a strong and compassionate Egyptian woman, a mother of three, and a pathologist. On a glass slide,

Clinical Patient-Centered Care Psychiatry Public Health

If you don’t ask, you’ll never know

December 28, 2017December 22, 2017 Jordan Metsky 0 Comment Attitude, Community, doctor, Healthcare, patient, Pregnancy, Responsibility

On the first day of my first rotation as a medical student, my preceptor shared this bit of wisdom: if

General Innovation

A Budding Clinician-Scientist

December 21, 2017December 14, 2017 Ian Wee 0 Comment Attitude, experience, Science, society

Before I embarked on my second year of medical school, I wanted to try something different — an experience I

General Lifestyle Opinion

Too Many Eyes Between the Thighs: Sex and Surveillance

November 30, 2017November 19, 2017 Jordan Metsky 0 Comment Attitude, Community, society

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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