The New Physician

Perspective

What I Wish Someone Had Told Me

Lessons on confidence, uncertainty, teamwork, and becoming a physician If you are reading this, you are probably somewhere along one of the most demanding— and rewarding—journeys of your life. Perhaps you have just begun medical [...]
Op-Ed

Medicine Begins Before the White Coat

Medicine often manifests as a destination-white coat ceremony, first on the ward shift, the moment a student becomes a physician. Yet for many of us, this journey starts well in advance of any earned title, [...]
Poetry

The Descent

Prestige has a short half-life; my quiet presumption of permanence, of admiring hums in bright rooms, fell away without ceremony. The world dimmed, momentum drained from days. My life’s scaffolding collapsed: small fractures widened into [...]
Editorial

Health Disparities Among People In Prison and Jail

Definition of Health Disparity To delve into the health inequalities experienced by individuals in prisons and jails, it is essential to begin by examining the concept of health disparities and the term “correctional health,” which [...]
Book Review

What It Means to Become and Remain a Better Physician

Becoming a Better Physician is not a manual, a checklist, or a guide to clinical mastery. Instead, it is a carefully curated collection of personal reflections that asks a more fundamental and enduring question: what [...]

Medicine Begins Before the White Coat

September 4, 2026

Medicine often manifests as a destination-white coat ceremony, first on the ward shift, the moment a student becomes a physician. Yet for many of us, this journey starts well in advance of any earned title, [...]

Choosing Wisely

January 12, 2026

The Choosing Wisely initiative, led by the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) Foundation, emphasizes the importance of evidence-based medical decisions. Since its launch in 2012, the initiative identified over 700 tests and treatments that [...]

Bridging Gaps in Care: Training Healthcare Professionals and First Responders in Autism, Neurodiversity and Disability Awareness

December 30, 2025

In April 2025, tragedy struck when Victor Perez, a 17-year-old autistic and nonverbal teenager with cerebral palsy, was shot multiple times by Idaho police while standing behind a chain-link fence. Despite several surgeries, including the [...]

A Tough Nut to Crack: Sitosterolemia

January 12, 2026

This piece represents a genetic diagnostic odyssey. The crumpled lab report reflects the uncertainty and emotional weight of genetic testing, contrasted with the medication bottles and deceptively simple almonds. Ironically, the almonds, which we often [...]

The official magazine of the American Medical Student Association

What I Wish Someone Had Told Me

Medicine Begins Before the White Coat

The Descent

Health Disparities Among People In Prison and Jail

What It Means to Become and Remain a Better Physician

Op-Ed

Medicine Begins Before the White Coat

Choosing Wisely

Bridging Gaps in Care: Training Healthcare Professionals and First Responders in Autism, Neurodiversity and Disability Awareness

Creative Art

A Tough Nut to Crack: Sitosterolemia

The Healing Face

Narratives

Elbows on the Bedrail

When Life Gives You Raspberries…