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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

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