I cried after the first physical exam in Doctoring. Nothing went wrong; it was just the heat—the heat from the sun against my back, on my backpack, emanating from…
Category: Humanities
A Reason for Hope this New Year
Figure 1: Twins Dorcas and Deborah Bendak, 7, under a mosquito net at their home in Tanzania The end of Xavier’s life began late one summer night when a mosquito flew through the opening…
Enteral Nutrition
Chip-chip-cheree, the triumphant call of a fruitful journey; mother coos, mouth full, to her young. Digesting is too hard for my sister; she waits for the blender, chirp-chirping as it…
Perfectomy
she is skeleton with skin on, spackled love and atomic interactions bursting at the sarcomeres to leave fingerprints on this windowpane called life. and what better way than to learn…
Reincarnated as a Foreigner
My name is Sunbi Deok-ta. I’m just an average medical student with no friends or free time. My only hobby is to study every day using the marinara technique: study…
Jack Tuller and the Performance of His Life
Jack Tuller is in a black embroidered tuxedo jacket, decked out and ready to go in less than 30. While his loved ones wait outside the bathroom, he says a…
Saving Beach Park
One of the many signs dotting the area around Beach Park. In September of 2021, city officials voted to reject the development of a new apartment complex. Moving to Tampa…
Tampa Bay Artists to Add to Your Life’s Soundtrack
I came to Tampa from Michigan and did not know a whole lot about the city prior to beginning medical school besides the fact that they love their lightning down…
Scrubbed In
Staring down into this vat of steel, a cold, barren pit is eager to be reawakened. Hands are held steadily with fingers extended, bracing to be stripped of life…
A Tale of Two Lydias
My father is a storyteller. It’s an unshakable part of his identity. He was born that way, with an infectious laugh and Sicilian hands from his mother that gesture wildly…