By Lauren Poindexter, MD When was the last time you stood in the operating room and paused to think, “I LOVE this job”? What was it about that particular case, patient, or situation that caused...
By Kim Resnick I tug on my white tennis skirt nervously. The man (no doubt) who insisted that white tennis clothes were de rigueur at my new tennis club should be tarred and feathered. These hi...
By Nickey Jafari This week, I want to discuss where surgery and public health intersect. First, a little personal background: I took a global public health class with Dr. Debra DeLaet at Drake Univ...
Lauren Poindexter, MD Making New Year’s resolutions is, for many, a task fraught with expected failure. The time-worn “Go to the gym more often,” “Lose weight,” “Eat better” sound lik...
Below are just two examples of promises President Obama has made to “cure cancer”: 2009 address to Congress: “Our recovery plan … will launch a new effort to conquer a disease that has touche...
By Minerva Romero Arenas I remember the first time I diagnosed cancer. I was a 3rd year medical student and was at one of our schools medical student-run Clinics Commitment to Underserved Peopl...
By Nickey Jafari During my first year of medical school, my class had the honor of having Dr. Jeffrey Piehler, a retired thoracic surgeon, come speak to us. You may know him as the author of the Ne...
By Ainhoa Costas Chavarri In the beginning, there is the excitement: The promise of interesting new people! exotic new places! shiny new things! Everything is wonderful in this daydream world...
Lately I’ve started noticing a common theme- in public and private conversations, in various parts of the internet, the gathering of momentum. In November of this year I attended the Millin Meet...