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Asking critical Questions

How can Creative Expression Inspire Reflection in Medicine?

Image by Jr Korpa on Unsplash An Interview with Fae Kayarian Interview by Annelise Swords Fae Kayarian’s Journals of a Visitor is a...

Can providers compartmentalize too much?

Can providers compartmentalize too much? We might rephrase this question in Osler-ian vocabulary: when does aequanimitas become detachment?

#9 Funny? #17 What scares you?

I fake laugh. I haven’t genuinely laughed in a while.

Trios Volume 1: #19 Patient? #21 Person? #2o Changes?

Holding an iPad over a patient's face, making sure the view is good so that patient and family can see each other...

How Do You Cope When Fear Has Replaced Hope?

“I don’t know,” becomes a more commonplace response. Somewhere along the way, these fears, doubts, and questions became mine.

“How Are You (Honestly)?”: Pre-Medical Student Edition

Guest editor Sarah Berry, PhD worked with nineteen pre-medical students at Centre College, Rhodes College, and Sewanee: The University of...

#6 surprised to miss? #12 small moments?

I didn't realize how much I love hugs | Delivering a baby (I'm an OB resident), proof that life continues even in weird situations

Why Do We Mask Our Vulnerabilities?

My mask, more precious to me in those moments, serves more to hide my expression of terror and vulnerability than as protection ...

Can the Thorns Mean More Than the Petals?

As an intern I often found myself sitting on my couch after shifts, exhausted, unsuccessfully processing my daily dose of traumatic moments.

#1:When people ask you if you're ok, and you nod "yes," what do you really want to say?

I wish people understood how anxious I am. || I really am fine. This is what I was made for. || The sense of unknown is wearing on me...

Why are we taught to hide something so valuable?

I remember reading that a patient loses their femoral pulse when the systolic blood pressure hits 70. Turns out, that’s true.