Stories by: Med Students

They say medicine is a hard science, based on heavily scrutinized theories and proven postulates.  Medicine is supposedly made up […] Read More

She’s well into middle age*, but appears just days older than 40. Her eyes are sunken, tearful, worried, anxious. She […] Read More

I walk – coffee and census in hand – to my patient’s room. I never met her, so I begin […] Read More

It’s already November and I can’t believe that the semester will be done in a few short weeks! Even though […] Read More

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

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