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Burnout, Amanda Almeida
Burnout, Amanda Almeida
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I loved writing since I was 12. I learned putting words on paper solidifies the human experience, whether it be through poetry, music, stories, or simply free-writing one's thoughts. Attending medical school has broadened my experience with other realities to an unexpected degree. I realize that wanting to save lives through healthcare comes at a great cost to the person pursuing a career in medicine. Writing about the intensity of medical school helped me cope and I hope that my future patients will come to understand, sometimes, the only way out is through, and coping by using the things we …
A Physician's Most Important Teachers, Rachel Pray
A Physician's Most Important Teachers, Rachel Pray
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I hope to never lose sight of the reasons why I became a physician: to make deep, real connections with patients while they may be going through one of the worst or most uncertain time of their lives - offering comfort and expertise to ease their worries - and to assist them in becoming the best, healthiest, happiest versions of themselves. Remembering my "why" has helped me overcome the struggles and trials of medical school, and I will continue to hold it close to me throughout my medical career.
The Art Of Teaching In Medicine, Mariam Dar
The Art Of Teaching In Medicine, Mariam Dar
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A reflection on the aspects and importance of teaching in medicine.
She Whose Words Helped Me To See, Tara Mckenna
She Whose Words Helped Me To See, Tara Mckenna
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This paper is a reflection on the interconnectedness of teachers and physician healers. Still, it identifies lessons that physicians can learn from educators in our lives and the importance of integrating these tools into how we teach patients about medicine.
On Conflict, Brenden Huynh
On Conflict, Brenden Huynh
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Conflict
In the past, I’ve always been one to avoid conflict. Conflict always had a negative connotation in my mind. I did whatever I could to avoid it. Because of my aversion to conflict, I have had to compromise my time and my efforts in numerous situations. I’ve held my tongue to prevent problems; but sometimes, this would lead to even more. This has affected me all my life, whether its a friend who said something I wasn’t fond of or a waitress that messed up my order, I almost never said anything simply to avoid conflict. Last year, I …
The Power Of Conflict Or Rhetoric And Poetry, Suzanne Riskin
The Power Of Conflict Or Rhetoric And Poetry, Suzanne Riskin
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I am grateful for the opportunity to write this piece, share my thoughts and give a moment of gratitude for the grace that medical students show to others, their attending physicians, patients and most importantly themselves Effective writing, speaking, and expression is easily born from a struggle with others. Our own internal battles emote themselves as prolific poetry.
This piece was inspired by the quote by Yeats.
The Power In Learning From Others, Samantha Sostorecz
Medicine And Motherhood: The Silent Loads, Gehan A. Pendlebury
Medicine And Motherhood: The Silent Loads, Gehan A. Pendlebury
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This poem articulates the challenging and often misunderstood experience of being a mother in medical school It describes a silent load that often takes a toll on mothers in medicine It describes the feeling of simultaneously being pulled in opposing directions, the pain of missing on special family moments and events The poem offers hope and solidarity for mothers who are enduring this unique experience.
Medicine Is Humbling, Victoria E. Coutin
Medicine Is Humbling, Victoria E. Coutin
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As I near the last couple of months of third-year clinical rotations in medical school, this short letter represents my own reflection on the experiences this year that have shaped me.
During your third year of medical school, every month you may find yourself in a completely new environment. These were some of the thoughts that kept me grounded and helped me better integrate myself into each of these new environments.
Teamwork In Medicine, Ananna Kazi
Teamwork In Medicine, Ananna Kazi
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This photograph demonstrates a group of medical students participating in a team building activity of stabilizing a balance board. A few of the students had their eyes closed while other helped them navigate their ways. This activity prompted the students to work as a team to complete the activity successfully and efficiently. In the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic, this fun activity not only taught the students the importance of teamwork to have a balance at work, but also gave an opportunity to be emotionally balanced, away from work and studies.
Pulling Out Of Afghanistan, Suzanne Riskin
Pulling Out Of Afghanistan, Suzanne Riskin
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This piece was written on a casual day at work when there was not any particular event happening. I realized how much of an impact a decision made so far away from home could have on my personal growth as a medical educator.
A Balance Of Compassion: Fighting Inequality And Creating Access In Medicine, Ananna Kazi
A Balance Of Compassion: Fighting Inequality And Creating Access In Medicine, Ananna Kazi
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This article describes my passion for using compassion to fight inequality and creating access in medicine.
Rhythm, Divy Mehra
Rhythm, Divy Mehra
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While clinical medicine is an intellectual creative art form, surgery is a performance art form. The composure, precision, grace, focus, and command needed to execute a procedure to perfection is not so different from that which is needed to execute a musical performance. The parallels are magical.
Thank You, Krunal Patel
Thank You, Krunal Patel
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The mission of medicine is to promote health and save lives. Unfortunately, one’s actions in the medical field may sometimes never be enough to revitalize a patient. From my experience, the magnitude of the loss of a patient's life will never be fully appreciated until witnessed first-hand. This poem serves to illuminate one of the sad truths about medicine and provides inspiration for medical professionals to continue to promote humanity and appreciate the true value of life.
The Medicinal Power Of Small Celebrations, Kristina Fritz
The Medicinal Power Of Small Celebrations, Kristina Fritz
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This personal essay provides a first-hand account of a patient and their family celebrating a change in perspective brought about by experiencing clinical studies/medicine. The author infers that celebrations throughout the medical journey could have a medicinal effect on their own for the patient and their families.
Post-Celebration Celebration, Katherine Taylor
Post-Celebration Celebration, Katherine Taylor
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"We experienced a lot in the NICU. It was very, very trying. Getting to the point where we could coordinate our bottle squeezes with the swallowing pattern of a newborn with a cleft palate was not something that we expected to have to do as new parents. Many parents were not able (either financially or perhaps mentally) to be there with their babies. That was even harder to see. But the nurses are there, doing the best that they can. And sometimes there are volunteers that come to hold and talk to the babies that are healthy enough. Childbirth is …
Medicine In Spirituality, Ashesh Soni, Krunal Patel
Medicine In Spirituality, Ashesh Soni, Krunal Patel
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Modern day medicine places a major emphasis on appreciating spirituality. A patient’s cultural and religious beliefs are integral when practicing medicine in order to provide the most humanistic care possible to patients. This photograph comes to show the exact opposite, medicine in spirituality. Medicine is an integral part of a medical professional's life and it serves as a major defining characteristic of an individual. Though viewed as objective and subjective, medicine and spirituality are all one.
The Gift Of A Stranger, Angel Mauricio Marquez
The Gift Of A Stranger, Angel Mauricio Marquez
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As we are taught in our physics classes, energy is neither created nor destroyed it is simply transferred. Whether that energy manifests itself as power to fuel an engine or as knowledge to fuel a life of passion and intimacies, the energy influences one in the same. I simply seek one thing out of life, that those who come into contact with my energy find themselves transformed in the subtlest of ways so that they may, in turn, inspire another so that the cycle continues on and on.
Unbroken, Masood Mohammed
Unbroken, Masood Mohammed
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Unbroken is a short, powerful poem describing some of the all too familiar difficulties that students and physicians face in the hospital and medical field as a whole.