Before I started medical school I remember my mentor, the physician who inspired me to pursue this field tell me that I will one day meet a patient that will forever change the way I view medicine. Last week I had the pleasure of taking care of a very sick but pleasant gentleman. Our patient […]
Our First Patient
Every doctor that I have ever talked to, can recall their first patient in vivid detail. Probably a result of the adrenaline wave that accompanied it, they remembered the trivial facts, the conversation, and the diagnosis as clear as if they had just walked, sweating, out of the room. At our institution, we did things […]
Understanding Ubuntu
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 […]
