Madalyn Nelson is a first-year medical student at The University of Arizona College of Medicine – Phoenix. She is an Arizona native, and she graduated from Xavier University in Cincinnati, Ohio with a degree in biology. Madalyn has a passion for traveling and global health. To contact Madalyn, please email her at madalyndnelson@email.arizona.edu.
Occasionally as medical students, we experience the loss of our patients. Less often though, we have patients who have chosen to be organ donors. I had the opportunity to learn more about the Donor Network of Arizona from...
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During my fourth year emergency medicine rotation, I observed the importance of the hand-off between physicians and paramedics when patients are brought into the Emergency Department (ED) by Emergency Medical Services (EMS). These hand-offs included the medical history...
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In June 2018, a nurse practitioner drove to the primary care clinic where she works. She was extremely tired that morning and had a full schedule of patients to see in clinic. She normally does not take her...
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Healthcare workers suffer some of the highest rates of workplace violence. A quick Google search will pull up countless stories about doctors, nurses, and other healthcare workers who have been victims of attack. Anyone who works in healthcare...
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After hearing about Dr. Miller and reading reviews on Amazon about her first book, Only Rock is Real, I couldn’t wait to interview her! My hope is that this interview provides insight into how medicine impacts many aspects...
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I wrote this piece to reconcile my feelings and thoughts about choosing a specialty as I have moved through the first two years of medical school. I’m sharing with the hope that these thoughts may impact others (even...
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Over the next few issues, the interdisciplinary subsection of The Differential will be featuring different programs located in the Arizona Health Sciences Education Building. The goal for these interviews is to learn more about each program and to...
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It is no secret that interdisciplinary collaboration and healthcare teams are essential to providing quality patient care. Therefore, it is important to begin learning how to collaborate with all members of the healthcare team during medical training. While...
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The first Clown Town Healing Fest in the United States was held at the downtown Phoenix Arizona Center on Saturday, February 26. The planning for this day of love, laughter, and healing was led by Dr. Carl Hammerschlag...
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