By Mindy Hong Murphy’s Law—“Anything that can go wrong, will go wrong”—has often resonated with me during my medical mission trips. Despite thorough preparation, unforeseen challenges inevi...
By Shaidy Moronta, DO I march along to different appointments with my elderly grandparents—a normal routine for first-generation non-English speaking immigrants. We prefer to serve as the prim...
By: Andrea Iturralde, MD Women in surgery have been in a constant state of evolution. In the early history of medicine, women played a fundamental role in surgery, but by the Middle Ages, they were...
By Carmen Fong, MD, FACS I always said yes. That’s what you’re supposed to do, right? Always say yes because you don’t know which opportunity is going to be “the one” that launches your ...
By Maya Zhou The phrase “food as fuel” is not a novel concept, but I didn’t fully appreciate the truth in this phrase until I started my surgery rotations in medical school. Studying nutritio...
By Susana Vargas Pinto, MD September 15 to October 15 is a significant period dedicated to recognizing and honoring the contributions, history, and culture of Hispanic and Latino Americans. This obse...
By Barbara Buccilli MD Trauma is an omnipresent force in our lives, manifesting in various forms and degrees of severity. We encounter it in our patients, our neighbors, sometimes within our own fami...
By Yashjot Kaur From a small town in India to the vast medical community in the United States, my journey as an International Medical Graduate (IMG) has been one of resilience, discovery, and grow...
By Alicia Podwojniak M4 Everyone has mixed opinions about Chat GPT and other forms of artificial intelligence. When the concept began to gain traction last year, I found myself viewing it in a neg...
Special Edition for National Breastfeeding Awareness Month Marjorie Liggett, MD When my newborn wasn’t gaining weight in the first week of life, I became obsessed with my milk supply. I co...
