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The Teacher - Volume 7, Nova Southeastern University
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.
Volume 6, Nova Southeastern University
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.
Volume 5, Nova Southeastern University
Every Day Is Worth Celebrating, Sundeep Gidugu
Every Day Is Worth Celebrating, Sundeep Gidugu
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Sundeep Gidugu enjoys writing about his life experiences and opinions from the mindset of a medical and public health student.
Celebration Of A Milestone, Komal M. Patel
Celebration Of A Milestone, Komal M. Patel
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A first-year osteopathic medical student, Harsh Patel, has dreamed of starting medical school for as long as he can remember. This is a photo of him at his White Coat ceremony at NSU.
Strawberry Festival - Plant City, 2019, Komal M. Patel, Harsh M. Patel
Strawberry Festival - Plant City, 2019, Komal M. Patel, Harsh M. Patel
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Strawberry Festival
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.
A Celebration Of Progress, Reena Patel
Saturn V - Kennedy Space Center, Komal M. Patel, Harsh M. Patel
Saturn V - Kennedy Space Center, Komal M. Patel, Harsh M. Patel
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Saturn V is the rocket that took the first men to the moon.
Celebration Of Pride, Bryce Sebade
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
Loss, Suzanne Riskin
Expression Of Clinical Experience, Mara Seat
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.
On Top Of The World, Elias Makhoul
On Top Of The World, Elias Makhoul
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Elias Makhoul felt like he was on top of the world at his medical school’s white coat ceremony, where he was dressed in his white coat for the first time. His fellow classmates and he officially became recognized for becoming student physicians. More than that, it was also a call for celebration, as each of them has endured hardships and overcame numerous obstacles to be there that day. He took the MCAT three times, applied in two application cycles, and was rejected by over 60 schools. Now, he is studying in his second year at NSU-KPCOM. His white coat ceremony …
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 …
Change, Destin, Fl, Komal M. Patel
Girl On Piano Keys, Bhargavi Madhu
Girl On Piano Keys, Bhargavi Madhu
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Celebration is the loudest and greatest form of expressing honor and appreciation. The best way to show love and appreciation for life is through celebration! Girl on the Piano Keys was a painting I gifted to a friend on her birthday. She spent that day at a hospital recovering from an episode of sickle cell anemia. Despite the suffering she was undergoing due to the disease, she would always treat everyday like it was her birthday.
Volume 4, Nova Southeastern University
Finding Will In Despair, Dhruti Hirani
Finding Will In Despair, Dhruti Hirani
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This essay is about the author's emotional journey as she discovered what celebration means to her.
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.
A Celebration, Angel Mauricio Marquez
A Celebration, Angel Mauricio Marquez
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What began as an image became a story. Angel Mauricio Marquez pictured hands raised into the air, basking in the moment and enjoying the little victories. Angel wanted to talk about a celebration yet not portray it as an isolated event. He didn't want to show happiness in a bubble, He wanted the truth behind it. He wanted to talk about the things that we fight the hardest for and the moments we often believed we were inches from quitting but then didn't. For Angel, these are the reasons we celebrate.
Expression Of Clinical Experience, Brittany Derynda
Joy In The Mourning, Ludonir Sebastiany Md, Ms
Future Engineer, Komal M. Patel, Harsh M. Patel
Future Engineer, Komal M. Patel, Harsh M. Patel
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Komal Patel is a recent mechanical engineer graduate. The photograph is of Juhi Patel at her graduation.