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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 […]

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 […]

Ethical AI in Medicine

December 30, 2025

My first use of Generative Artificial Intelligence: a technological feat that left me impressed. To me, tapping into its capabilities felt limitless, as if it were the optimal clinical companion. Yet, I noticed something unsettling. […]

The Myths vs Reality of Writing a Publication as a Student

November 10, 2025

Introduction After I clicked the submit button on the journal submission portal, a wave of nervousness started to rise within me. As this is my first time submitting a manuscript in which I wrote as […]

Cervical Cancer in Underserved Communities

October 22, 2025

Cervical cancer remains a significant public health challenge in the U.S., despite efforts to promote early detection through increased screening. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that approximately 12,500 new cases were diagnosed […]

Digital Equity Starts With Us

October 20, 2025

It wasn’t a lack of internet. It was a lack of guidance. A lack of trust. A lack of someone to sit beside you and say: “Let’s do this together.” That’s what I learned leading […]

Perspective

What I Wish Someone Had Told Me

September 4, 2026

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 […]