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A Hand on Her Shoulder

September 29, 2021

A medical student humbled to know how simple kindness can be — just a hand on her shoulder.

Mohammad Walid Aref ⋅ A Day in the Life compassion, emergency medicine, healthcare, medical student ⋅

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Up in the Air: A Medical Student’s Experience with an Inflight Emergency

April 13, 2017

As the population of elderly people in our country grows, and as air travel becomes more accessible, medical professionals will be increasingly faced with emergencies in the air. During medical school, students are given some preparation for these situations should they arise: for example on my third-year ob/gyn rotation, we received a lecture on how […]

Rabia Karani ⋅ A Day in the Life emergency medicine ⋅

Patient and doctors in the emergency room

Crash Course: Making the Leap from the Lecture Hall to the Hospital

March 31, 2017

Seven medical students shuffle through the narrow doorway. One of my classmates steps forward and addresses the patient. “Hello, Mr. M. How are you doing this morning?” Mr. M. does not respond. “Mr. M.? Mr. M.?” The student shakes the patient’s shoulder vigorously. The student feels for a pulse. “I have a pulse, and I […]

Carson Woodbury ⋅ A Day in the Life emergency medicine, Genes to Society ⋅

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