Jul 4, 2022
Next time a patient thanks me, I will not let self-conscious worries diminish their words. True thankfulness reflects deep humanistic connection and is unburdened by the hierarchies of medicine.
Paulina M. Devlin, a first-year obstetrics and gynecology resident at the University of Utah Health in Salt Lake City,...
Jun 6, 2022
Despite the emotional challenges that my anatomy course presented, I feel reaffirmed in my desire to pursue medicine and now understand the beautiful complexity of the human body in a way I never could have before.
Keldon K. Lin, a second-year medical student at the Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine in Scottsdale,...
May 23, 2022
As tears seeped from the corners of her eyes and stained her cheeks, I felt powerless. I reached for her hand, wishing I could offer my bare human hand instead of an impersonal blue latex glove. Holding her hand was the only thing I could do in the moment; I hoped it made her feel less alone.
Natalie C. Spach, a...
May 16, 2022
The resident came into my room with one question and he got it answered. The rest was not his problem. But it was my problem.
Arthur Garson Jr, clinical professor of health systems and population health sciences in the College of Medicine at the University of Houston in Houston, Texas, reflects on the importance of...
May 9, 2022
Our patients should not be our blind spots. Even with the most thorough routines, I may not catch important clues—be it some subtle discomfort or altered affect—without keen observation, clues that may drastically change a patient’s story and care.
Alan Z. Yang, a second-year medical student at Harvard...