Discontinuity in Care
My resident tries fairly hard to take care of his patients. When he is with them, I catch him paying
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Not Science Fiction: American immigration politics threaten scientific advances
The year 2017 was an anti-science roller-coaster ride. From the plentiful deniers of climate change to the seven words rumored
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“Listen to understand” not “listen to reply”
A two-month stint at the oncology department in a Singapore government hospital has provided me with vivid examples of the
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Nodding Along
My grandmother was a strong and compassionate Egyptian woman, a mother of three, and a pathologist. On a glass slide,
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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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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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