by Kharia J. Holmes, MD | Jun 3, 2019 | Feature, Opinion
“Some reports have come in that you are unapproachable” “Excuse me” I said stone faced while my mind began racing and searching memory banks and files for any instance where I could have been accused of being rude, unapproachable, or unprofessional. No...
by Natasha Sriraman | Mar 30, 2019 | Feature, Opinion
Phy·si·cian /fəˈziSHən noun: a person qualified to practice medicine. a person who cures moral or spiritual ills; a healer. This week is National Physicians’ Week, with March 30th being designated as a day to recognize and celebrate us as a profession. However,...
by Kharia Jé Nai Holmes | Mar 26, 2019 | Opinion
The one constant in life is change and I’m making a big one. It’s hard to be in the position of realizing that what you love to do is negatively impacting your loved one–ME! I have always grown up believing that as a woman I could have it all—and foolishly...
by Sulana Misra | Mar 18, 2019 | Opinion, Uncategorized
Most of you will never knowWhat doctors do to fully growIt starts even right before collegeWhere we struggle for entry holding that knowledge If we are lucky enough to get some prestigeThere is much more work before we get any expertiseThe constant pressure to study...
by Archana Shrestha | Mar 11, 2019 | Opinion
I never enter the Emergency Department to work a shift without first putting on my white coat, hospital badge, stethoscope and my glasses. (The glasses I feel make me look more scholarly and bookish and therefore make me fit the part of doctor better.) Occasionally I...
by Anonymous | Feb 14, 2019 | Opinion
Dear Medicine, I love you. And, I hate you. I love you because: You fascinate me! The inner workings of the body. How it functions without me even thinking about it. The anatomy. The physiology. It’s all so grand! How the pieces integrate seamlessly. And, how we...
