Stories by Elorm
Letter to My First-Year-Self: Reflections on my Medical School Journey
It’s been a few months since the medical school year started anew. For the first year students, the #FirstDayofSchool selfies […] Read More
On Doing Battle
Author’s Note: No patient names or identifying characteristics were included in this story. My life as a fourth-year medical student […] Read More
A Resident’s Grief
In his last post, Elorm shared his first experience of confronting his emotions as a physician-in-training. In this post, Elorm […] Read More
On Death and Crying
Author’s Note: No patient names or identifying characteristics were included in this story. Mavis was unconscious the first time I […] Read More
Letter to My Donor
Dear Sir, My name is Elorm Avakame and we met two weeks ago. Of course, you don’t remember me – […] Read More
“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times…”
Charles Dickens began his classic “A Tale of Two Cities” with that iconic phrase, and I can think of no […] Read More
Legacy of Literacy
As I count down the last few weeks before medical school begins, I am enjoying an extended period of self-reflection. […] Read More