Stories by: Mds

My heart hurts. Sometimes I find it hard to reconcile all the beauty in this world with all the hatred […] Read More

I shifted uncomfortably in the abrasive, starched, blue hospital gown. The sheets were itchy. The pillow was lumpy. There was […] Read More

I imagine many people feel the same way I do–that they don’t quite fit in. As an adolescent, I was […] Read More

Don't choose a specialty just because it makes lots of money, has a short residency, or because you can work shift hours. Read More

Even the most observant physician may have missed it. There, behind a glass wall, the human quintet exhibited piloerection, an […] Read More

An attending once told me that a being a good medical student is like having good aim at a shooting […] Read More

Lately, there seems to be a lot of negativity surrounding the practice of medicine. From the staggering student debt, to […] Read More

Blackness covers the paper in its entirety. Hunched over, charcoal stained fingertips splayed out in front of me, I exhale […] Read More