Oct 5, 2026
I head into my third-year rotations, acknowledging this distance between expectations and hopes, but knowing it is my responsibility and privilege to strive for more, to bridge the gaps where I can.
Annika N. Hiredesai reflects on where the art of medicine lies—in the gap between patient expectations and hopes.
The...
Sep 21, 2026
Maybe I am still stitching my white coat—thread by thread, moment by moment, one experience at a time—shaping it into something that fits the kind of doctor I want to be. Maybe I do not have it all figured out yet. But I am here. I am staying. And for now, that is enough.
Keemaya Gurudutt Joglekar reflects on how...
Sep 7, 2026
Both faculty members and medical students can benefit by appreciating that their advising relationship “hits different” due to their respective generations. There may not be an easy translation of that expression to members of the Boomer generation. Perhaps it has to be left at this: IYKYK.
Richard Andrew Schaefer...
Aug 24, 2026
When I care for my patients, I think of her. I am grateful for her; she gave me this opportunity to trust myself. I am grateful for her; she showed me my calling to be a physician.
Megan K. Scharner reflects on a patient who helped her realize that she wanted to switch careers and go to medical school.
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Aug 10, 2026
As a caregiver myself, this experience brought recognition of my need to take the time to grieve. Acknowledging my sadness over the neurodegenerative illness which has won out again despite my valiant efforts to assist the person who has fallen victim to the disease, but also my loss of the relationships with family...