By Prakash Vasanthakumar
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On Organ Donation and Pursuing Spirituality in Medicine
An Interview with Dr. Mohammad Omar Hussaini A year ago, I had the opportunity to speak with Dr. Mohammad Omar Hussaini, a hematopathologist at Moffitt and active Shaykh (Islamic scholar)…
On Homelessness In New York City
“Mr. Friar, good morning. My name is Lachlan, and I’m a medical student with psychiatry. Did you know we were consulted?” Mr. Friar had been cycling in and out of…
Six-Word Status
It is early morning at the cancer hospital, the last place I want to be today. Scents of coffee, disinfectant, something vaguely reminiscent of breakfast—it all feels overwhelming. Trailing behind…
The Infectious Possibilities of Climate Change
The Infectious Possibilities of Climate Change Scrolling through Netflix has become a typical behavior of our modern world, and one day I found myself engaging in this behavior when I…
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…
Allentown by the Seasons, film/digital photography
Having moved northwards from Tampa to Allentown and spending a year in this unfamiliar area as a 3rd year medical student, I’ve spent my free time capturing images of my…
A year alone
I hardly notice the dust on the clock The world fuzzy with the bright white light The one that makes me forget that I’m alone But I’m content I can still sing loudly and…
Healthy Skepticism
By: Jacob Wasserman Medical education is built upon and grows from knowledge gathered by our predecessors. But when we take the words of those who practiced before us at face…
The Power of Medical Students: A Brief History of Medical Student Activism
2020 has been a transformative year to say the least. On top of a global pandemic, there has been social and political unrest due to some appalling cases of police…