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Articles by Katherine Gonzalez Valladares

About Katherine Gonzalez Valladares
Hi! My name is Katherine Gonzalez Valladares, and I’m an undergraduate student passionate about science and medicine. I’m working toward my dream of becoming a physician, and I’m excited to keep learning, growing, and serving others along the way. I’m especially passionate about improving healthcare access for underserved communities and being part of solutions that reduce disparities. I’m also a big dreamer and an art lover—I truly believe medicine is both a science and an art, and that compassion and creativity are just as important as knowledge.
Editorial

The Second Life of Medical Supplies

January 20, 2026
I recall the first time I saw a laryngoscope blade, clean, intact and in excellent condition, being discarded in the garbage can. It was not contaminated. Not broken. Simply “expired” and marked obsolete by a […]
Perspective

What I Wish Someone Had Told Me

September 4, 2026
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

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, […]
Poetry

 The Descent

May 24, 2026
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 […]
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