It is funny, really, to be sitting at a folding table, tucked just inside the bookstore at the mall
on the Saturday morning of a long weekend. Most people are outside soaking up the too …

How patients heal doctors In Patients and Doctors, physicians from around the world share
stories of the patients they'll never forget, patients who have changed the way they practice …

ALL PHYSICIANS ARE COLLECTORS OF STORIES. SOMETIMES A physician shares
these stories with others. More often, these tales of unforgettable patients are stored silently …

Endings, Beginnings After a physician's mother dies in her arms, she becomes crippled by
fear. For months afterward, she finds it hard to tolerate touching patients. Though she goes …

I have been at the point where reading and writing got me to sweat and even throw up. Text
terror. You and this issue have pulled me out of that cave for a time. I love the cave. I may …

This book, even though it takes the Sherlock Holmes detec tive story as the matrix for its
argument, does not fall into the category of books whose authors argue that familiarity with …

Sarah Berry: Tornado of Lifeis a tour de force. It features patient narratives, sketches of the
ER, selfportraits of your development as a provider throughout your career, and your re …

'The call to protect life–and not merely life but another's identity–was obvious in its
sacredness. Before operating on a patient's brain, I realised, I must first understand his mind …

Physicians save lives. That is the demanding standard every physician is held to and the
one they always strive to meet, despite the uncertainty and fallibility that they face. Patients' …

Introduction: This week I share with you the writing of another medical student, Natalie
Sorial, UMass Chan'24-25. This is another reflection from the prompt: Review your essay …