Dor Shoshan

Dor Shoshan is an MS1 at The University of Arizona College of Medicine – Phoenix. He graduated from Chapman University in 2015 with a Bachelor of Science in biological sciences. He is passionate about the intersection of science and technology with medicine—in particular, the way technology will shape the future of medicine and its perils. For recommendations about future articles, comments or questions, please do not hesitate to contact at shoshan[at]email.arizona.edu

Culture

Dear Class of 2020

By Dor Shoshan

Dear class of 2020, We are all so excited to see you on campus, proudly donning your freshly minted white coats with radiating smiles. In order to welcome you to campus, the class of 2019 decided to put...

Science, Science/Tech

IBM’s Watson in Medicine

By Dor Shoshan

In 2008, IBM developed its now iconic supercomputer Watson to play Jeopardy! against the show’s most successful duo, Ken Jennings and Brad Rutter. Boasting 15 terabytes of RAM, 2880 processor cores, and the ability to process more than...

Science/Tech

CRISPR: The Scientific Breakthrough of 2015

By Dor Shoshan

Archived image unavailable: CRISPR_overview CRISPR/Cas9 was recently named the scientific breakthrough of 2015 by the journal Science [1]. Said to be a revolutionary gene-editing technique, CRISPR/Cas9 has risen to fame on national media over the last several months....

Culture

A Peek in the Week of a Medical Student is Bleak

By Dor Shoshan

Another week is set to begin, another test to study for, I mean. Lectures stacked back-to-back every day. I say hip-hip, I think, hooray. Anki decks galore, please, can’t handle it no more. Mondays are kept light, lecture,...

Science, Science/Tech

The Future of Eye Exams and Diagnosis of Traumatic Brain Injuries

By Dor Shoshan

The modern smartphone comes with unlimited possibilities for the creative mind. With no more than a few clicks, taps, and pinches of the fingers, anyone can find out practically anything anywhere in the world. But what if we...

Science, Science/Tech

The da Vinci Surgical System

By Dor Shoshan

Fifteen years after its creation, the da Vinci Surgical System is as futuristic, innovative, and revolutionary as ever before. Designed by the United States Army and Stanford University, the initial idea was for an armored robot to roll...