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Dear Sir, My name is Elorm Avakame and we met two weeks ago. Of course, you don’t remember me – […] Read More

Charles Dickens began his classic “A Tale of Two Cities” with that iconic phrase, and I can think of no […] Read More

Since starting medical school, sitting in an auditorium and learning from lectures has been a mainstay of my preclinical education. […] Read More

As I count down the last few weeks before medical school begins, I am enjoying an extended period of self-reflection. […] Read More

(This photo was taken at the Remote Area Medical expedition in Wise, VA.) My second year of medical school started […] Read More

As I write these words, I hang suspended over the Atlantic Ocean, hurtling in excess of 500 miles per hour […] Read More

Today I am saying my final goodbye to the person who donated his body so that I may learn something […] Read More

In medical school, learning takes on an entirely new personality and philosophy. It becomes more important. In fact, I would […] Read More

In my time here at HMS, I have had the pleasure of interacting with all kinds of people. I’ve of […] Read More

Medical school has a way of changing the way a person operates. The culture just grabs you, snatches you up, […] Read More