Most would agree that achieving the idyllic dream of self-care can be challenging at baseline, let alone when trying to incorporate it into a demanding surgeon schedule. The activities that fulfil...
by Ashley Martinez I stared back at her feet in four-inch heels as I lay under my mother’s desk, awakening from my nap. A single mother of three, my mother worked what seemed like all hours of...
by Minjal Patel There is an air of musicality that has drawn me towards the OR, whether it is the organized chaos of the beeping monitors or the sounds of steel instruments hitting the table as the t...
By: Alexis Moren The progress of LGBTQ+ rights has seen significant advancements globally, although challenges remain. Over the past few decades, there have been major milestones such as marriage ...
By Gopika SenthilKumar, PhD I still remember the news of the 2008 economic crash playing everywhere within a few weeks of us arriving in the US. As a first-generation immigrant family, this meant the...
Sophie Dream, MD, MPH My father moved to Chicago at a young age. He and his father had applied for him to get a visa to come to the United States to further his education. The day my father’...
By: Ariana Naaseh, MD, MPHS Often the first thing I get asked by friends and family regarding residency is “So what year are you in now?” followed by “So what exactly are you doing?” These qu...
By: Priyanka V. Chugh MD, MS When I started medical school, nearly ten years ago, I had an idea of what a surgeon looked like. Largely rooted in the perspective of the media, it was “supposed”...
By: Cathy Hung In the earlier years of my career, I always tried to accommodate patients’ needs anytime, all the time, whenever possible. I opened my office many times off-hours at the slightest...
In a technology driven world, the abundance of information and ease of communication has influenced every aspect of our lives. Not only has it affected the way we interact as humans, but it provided ...
