Experiences in healthcare
Spring 2023
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The Bright sun
By: Xi Cathy Chu
With my phone in hand, as I walk across the heated floors of the sauna, I see a message in caps lock…
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Slipping
By: Sabrina Chen
When I first met her, she gripped my hand so tightly that the tips of my fingers turned white.
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Quiet
By: Rebecca Krasnoff
The moments I remember best are the ones spent in quiet—or at least, what feels like quiet.
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Would you be surprised?
By: Alyssa Pullano
Would you be surprised if this patient died within the next 6 months?
Fall 2022
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A day in the life of an RN
By: Jeanne Eschmann
The day can begin either extremely early or start in the middle of the night…
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Waves
By: Melissa Chiang
The COVID-19 pandemic hit…my first year of being a doctor, and I felt the reverberations of that trauma throughout the remainder of my training…This comic medium allowed me to share some snapshots in my head that just wouldn't leave me.
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Reflections of an Intern
By: Gabriela Jordan
A smile, a nod, a clap, a honk, a bow, a “thank you”—all greet me on my commute to and from work these days…
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What I wish I knew about social work
By: Renita Davis
I have been a social worker for 23 years… -
On death, life, and residency during COVID-19 pandemic
By: Saloni Godbole
“Will you tell me something about her? Anything.” The family stares at us, dumbfounded, tears glistening in their eyes. “What did she love?”…
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Death, the maiden, and her medical team
By: Amy Bleasdale
The morning of the family meeting, the residents and I prepared the conference room for the solemn event…
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The equation of continuity
By: Michael Martinez
I’m standing outside the 11th floor elevators of Bellevue Hospital clutching my stethoscope…
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When less becomes more
By: Alexander Prete
The first thing that I noticed was her eyes…
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The Woman who fell out of the sky
By: Alex Quan
In my first year of college, on my first rotation in the ER, I encountered my first dead body…
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Yellow
By: Mercedes Fissore O’leary
A long time ago, I read somewhere that yellow skies portend trouble…
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Growth
By: Stephanie Abuso
I have been told, time and time again, that growth comes from the places outside your comfort zone…