May 31, 2021
“Now, in the unavoidable silence, I was forced to consider Mr. L, his mind and world. I was forced to move beyond myself, and in that movement, understand that a medical education meant far more than the acquisition and demonstration of clinical knowledge.”
For Aldis H. Petriceks, second-year medical student at...
May 24, 2021
"The core competencies required for providing quality medical care did not lie only in medicine itself, but in the interpersonal interactions and relationships built between provider and patient."
Samuel Zverev, fourth-year Human Biology, Health, and Society student at Cornell University, describes an interaction as...
May 17, 2021
This episode addresses mental health, burnout, depression, and suicide. If you or a loved one is in distress, the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline provides free and confidential support online at suicidepreventionlifeline.org or over the phone at 1-800-273-8255.
Hosts Toni Gallo and associate editor Dr. John...
May 10, 2021
“Homes do not fall apart by themselves. They fall apart because of incidental neglect stemming from the amalgamation of burdens and stressors that prevent the owners from maintaining their homes.”
Benjamin Rees, a third-year student at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, reflects on health inequities...
May 3, 2021
Hosts Toni Gallo and editor-in-chief Dr. Laura Roberts and guest Dr. Arno Kumagai, the journal's new assistant editor for medicine and the arts, discuss the role of the arts and humanities in medicine and medical education, Dr. Kumagai's vision for his new role, and the special features in the journal that incorporate...