Stories: Patient Interaction

While Drew and I are deep in conversation, suddenly someone says, “Whoa, these labs,” and I make a beeline for […] Read More

I walk through the wooden door of the Peds Emergency Department wearing black scrubs and a non-operational badge. The door […] Read More

The difference between theory and application punched me in the face when I was two weeks into working as a […] Read More

First-year medical students often underestimate the impact they can have on patients. I realized this back when I was a […] Read More

It was my second week of medical school at UC Riverside School of Medicine. I was drawn to UCR for […] Read More

It was almost ten months into intern year of residency and I was on my second block on the General […] Read More

Dear Ms. B, I’m not sure if you remember the medical student who came in every morning at 6:30am for […] Read More

When did it become okay to look the other way, cut corners or treat people like a commodity? Never in […] Read More

“How are things on Red Team?” “Everyone’s doing okay so far!” I laugh before adding, “I’m not using the Q […] Read More

Author’s Note: No real patient identifying characteristics were included in this narrative. A 68-year-old homeless woman presented to the emergency […] Read More

I lost my first patient. I was only a second-year medical student at Keck School of Medicine and this was my first time shadowing at a Level One Trauma Center. Read More

Author’s Note:  No patient names or identifying characteristics were included in this story. My life as a fourth-year medical student […] Read More