During my gap year, I had the privilege of working for an AmeriCorps organization called City Year. It is a one-year commitment to 1,700 hours of mentoring and tutoring inner-city kids. I was placed at South High School in a 9th-grade math classroom in Columbus, Ohio. It is difficult to describe entirely how this year […]
Humor in Medicine
What time did the man go to the dentist? Tooth hurt-y. Why do chicken coops have only 2 doors? Because if they had 4 doors they’d be chicken sedans. I used to have a job at a calendar factory but I got the sack because I took a couple of days off. I know, I […]
Fake Patients with Fake Symptoms: the Standardized Patient Experience
Palms sweaty, heart racing, and after what I hope comes across as a poised knock on the door, I walk into the mock exam room at our school’s Patient Simulation and Clinical Competency Center. It looks like the generic doctor’s office I have been to a million times for the flu, my athletic physical, and several […]
