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...
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Waltz of the OR – Finding the Music from Within
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...
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First-Generation Immigrants in Medicine: Overcoming the Challenges
By Juliana Ampadu Otiwaah My Journey As a first-generation immigrant, my path to becoming a doctor was far from straightforward. My family immigrated from Ghana to Canada nearly 30 years ago. My f...
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Progress of LGBTQ+ Rights – A View from One of America’s Youth
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 ...
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Being a First Generation Immigrant from India: Breaking Down Stereotypes about “Model Minorities”
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...
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Growing Up Iranian-American
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’...
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Navigating Professional Development Time: What Are My Priorities?
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...
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Living at the Intersection of Person and Surgeon
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”...
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Being Vulnerable is Human; Even for Surgeons
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...
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Applying to Surgery as an International Medical Student or Graduate: Tips and Advice
By Maria Vashchenko Navigating the competitive nature of applying to a specialty like Surgery as an International Medical Student or Graduate (IMG) is undoubtedly challenging. With obstacles s...