Culture and medicine can serve as reflections of each other. As societal changes affect conceptions of health and illness, it is important to explore the expression of health and medicine. In this interview, I speak with Imogen Arate,...
Note from the Editors-in-Chief: September is National Suicide Awareness Month. As such, this article addresses physician suicide, an issue which already has or will likely affect all physicians. If you or a friend is struggling and considering self-harm...
On August 1, 2018, the Ministry of Health of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) declared a new Ebola outbreak in North Kivu, located in the northeast region of the country [1]. By September 7, a total of...
“The life of a single human being is worth a million time more than all the property of the richest man on earth.” Quote by Ernesto “Ché” Guevara above the entrance to the Calixto Garcia Hospital. On August...
As part of my fourth year, I chose to do an elective in forensic pathology at the medical examiner’s office. Many people, including my peers, wondered why a bubbly, optimistic future obstetrician-gynecologist would choose to see death on...
It’s July again in Phoenix. For most, this just signals our yearly retreat into the great indoors as the 110 °F weather scorches the earth and melts our tires to the asphalt. For the UA College of Medicine...
In the early morning of August 23, 2016, I eagerly packed my belongings in my car and headed 225 miles west: it was time to begin my journey to Silver City, New Mexico for my rural family medicine...
Countertransference, in one word summarizes my last six weeks spent within the walls of various psychiatric units. Every petition, every police report, every psychiatric emergency center report, I experienced some form of countertransference. Life experiences, which make us,...
As medical students, we are taught during Doctoring to obtain a detailed history from a patient in an appropriate amount of time. Alongside the medical history questions, we inquire about occupation, highest degree, diet, and spiritual beliefs that...
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...
See! Adorned in hues of recognition, Orbs glistening and flashing dental whites — A younger self: another tradition — Now steps fulfilled, proven strong wills and mights. Success celebrated in academe, The moment flourishes for journey’s end. With...
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...
Think back to the last time you read Romeo and Juliet. It was probably in high school English class, and you were assigned to write an essay on the play’s themes of love, tragedy, or rivalry and also...
We asked residents and attendings affiliated with our school to answer the question, “What is compassionate patient care?” And their responses were inspiring. “I believe the following sums up how I approach my patients: Often, compassionate care means...
We hope that you enjoy this summary of the six short NPR segments that were compiled to form the TED Radio Hour entitled “Just a Little Nicer.” This hour of TED Talks reviews ideas about compassion and empathy....
It’s another busy day at the clinic. You look up the patient list for the afternoon and start skimming through. As you sift through chief complaints, past medical histories, and social histories, you start to paint pictures of...
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,...
SUPPORTING OUR PATIENTS BY SUPPORTING EACH OTHER Since my Scholarly Project involves transgender health, I routinely peruse some of the new research that comes out involving health disparities in the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) community....
No, but where are you REALLY from? Unlike some of their friends who sent their children to visit relatives almost every summer, my parents did not bring my sister and me to China until after my high school...
& START LOVING FAMILY MEDICINE Archived image unavailable: “Country Doctor” W. Eugene Smith—Time & Life Pictures, 1948 “Country Doctor” – One of my favorite photos. By W. Eugene Smith—Time & Life Pictures (TIME Magazine), 1948. Growing up, my...
Seeing the beginning of a new life is the most beautiful thing I have ever seen. Having to tell a mother that the new life she had been expecting is suddenly gone is the most gut-wrenching experience. I...
“No ifs, ands, or buts” is a common phrase used to assess the cognitive function of elderly patients who present with signs of dementia—but how does one assess a Navajo elder who speaks only a language in which...
The United States has the highest level of health expenditure in the world.[1] This means that the US spends more of its gross domestic product (GDP) on healthcare than any other country. However, according to the World Health...
