Last weekend, I attended a White Coats for Black Lives rally downtown. For those unfamiliar with what White Coats for Black Lives is, it is a national organization of health care professionals dedicated to raising awareness for the Black Lives Matter movement. An important point brought up during the rally that really stuck with me […]
Trying to Fit People Into a Box
Recently, we’ve had several lectures about the transgender and transsexual communities and the issues they face in the medical setting. It was pretty eye opening to learn about the discrimination and harassment that many in that community face when they go to see professionals whose job it is to take care of them. After hearing […]
Airplane Crashes, Hierarchies, and Medical Errors
For the 4th of July weekend, I went down to LA to visit with friends and have a big party to celebrate the holiday. Although that may seem a fairly normal thing to do, I am usually very busy with school, research work, and many other obligations, so I don’t travel very much, and I […]
