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A New Christmas Eve: Match Day Eve, Gehan A. Pendlebury
A New Christmas Eve: Match Day Eve, Gehan A. Pendlebury
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The transition of medical student to resident physician represents the student becoming the teacher -- a teacher that will continue to evolve over time. Residents teach medical students, yet residents are taught by their attending physicians. In many ways, Match Day is a milestone marking the beginning of that incremental learning process. The word "doctor" derives from the Latin word “docere” meaning "to teach" as doctors should be teaching their patients good health in their practice of medicine. Likewise, it is an inherent responsibility of all physicians to pass on their knowledge and skills for the betterment of the next …
Lessons From A Natural-Born Teacher: Reflections On Mentorship And Kindness In Medical Education, Chloe Hille, Brianna Wetmore
Lessons From A Natural-Born Teacher: Reflections On Mentorship And Kindness In Medical Education, Chloe Hille, Brianna Wetmore
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The transition from preclinical education to medical clerkships is an important period of medical school that challenges students to advance their clinical knowledge. The help of strong and inspirational mentors is crucial for students to not only gain proficiency in their clinical skills, but to also develop into confident and compassionate future physicians.
Learning From The Best!, Michelle N. Won
Learning From The Best!, Michelle N. Won
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Thank you to all the NSU preceptors of Punta Gorda, Florida.
Dichotomy Of A Person In Medical School, Freda B. Assuah
Dichotomy Of A Person In Medical School, Freda B. Assuah
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Our minds are often in a constant state of internal conflict most especially during seasons of change. In this piece, I explore the balance of being a first-year medical student while maintaining my identity of personhood.
The Train Of Time, Gehan A. Pendlebury
The Train Of Time, Gehan A. Pendlebury
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This poem evolved over the course of one year and was first written in a spontaneous effort to cathartically release a spectrum of challenging experiences. It details the struggles, triumphs and reflections associated with being a mother in medical school.
Balancing Medical School With Life, Katie Lamar
Balancing Medical School With Life, Katie Lamar
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A poem about the trials of work life balance in medical school.
Balance And Baking, Idarabasi E. Akpan
Balance And Baking, Idarabasi E. Akpan
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The piece is a personal perspective of how engaging in hobbies can help one find balance and peace. It is about discovering my love for baking and how baking has shaped my life as a person and a medical student. Baking puts me in a somewhat meditative state that grounds me and makes me feel connected to the world at large and to my needs in particular.
For We Sought Perfection In Their Divinity, Ligia Pinto
For We Sought Perfection In Their Divinity, Ligia Pinto
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Medical school is a tiring and arduous challenge that feels like it asks for more than one can give sometimes. And with this past year, the pandemic has left its mark on all. This poem is both a warning and a kind reminder, to myself and those who need it, that while we strive towards our "sun", we have to give ourselves time to breathe, time to rest.
Dr. Janet Roseman Halsband, Editor, Janet L. Roseman
Hope For The Future, Suzanne Riskin
Hope For The Future, Suzanne Riskin
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This was the first Physical Diagnosis I group for the first semester at a new medical school in Clearwater, Florida. The students far exceeded my expectations and my thoughts when they wanted me to pose as their patient was how much better each community will be when they graduate and join the ranks of community healers. They worked hard and always wanted to do it better each day.
-Dr. Riskin
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.