When you think about the future of medicine, what do you see? What do you envision? Together with our home teams, University of Utah School of Medicine and University of...
One’s reading journey is an interesting thing. We started with other people reading to us, then we read single words, then sentences. It began with picture books, then chapter books...
It is easy to go with the flow—going against the current is the difficult task. And bringing up topics of race, prejudice, biases, and discrimination can be uncomfortable. But it...
Race and discrimination can be sensitive topics that people may find uncomfortable to speak about. But they do not have to be. Talking about race does not make you racist...
"The persistent inability to believe that one's success is deserved or has been legitimately achieved as a result of one's own efforts or skills" is Oxford Dictionary’s definition of imposter...
You want to change the world, heal its wounds, and make it a better place … all while studying for next week’s test. But when you are worried about numbers...
“Where are you from?” — What prompts the question, and what is it really asking? Your ethnicity, culture, where you were born, raised, and where you call home are identifiers...
Safe to say, choosing a specialty is one of the most important decisions to make for any medical student. Do you choose the specialty, or does the specialty choose you...
It is the season two finale, and we are reflecting on memories from our third year of medical school: lessons we have learned, goals we have achieved, and challenges we...
We have never really considered ourselves as influences—we like to think we are just sharing stories about diverse experiences in medicine. But with more and more influencers using social media...
There is a common stereotype that claims doctors are overly confident. That is actually true—it takes confidence to save a human life. But, having confidence does not equal being high...
According to UNEnvironment.org, environmentalism is "any proclamation of a human right to environmental conditions of a specified quality." Access to clean air, drinkable water, and a safe environment are some...
Rejection is not something a lot of people want to talk about, but it is probably safe to assume rejection happens to a lot of people. Whether it is rejection...
Failing medical school is probably the biggest fear for every medical student. You do not anticipate you will fail, and you cannot really prepare for it either ... but what...
Going into medicine, a lot of us might fear delivering difficult news and information to patients and their families. After all, what is the "right" way to tell someone they...
It can sometimes be difficult to separate between religion and science, especially if you practice both. But, religion and science can co-exist. In this episode, Leen and Harjit talk to...
It is something the majority of us can relate to, but many actually do not receive proper sex education, or they are getting unhelpful and misinformed information. Sex education is...
For a long chunk of history, the field of medicine was male-dominated and obstetrics and gynaecology was no exception. In this episode, we talk about the growth of the field...
Healthy bodies can come in all shapes and sizes. But sometimes our cultural weight bias (or fatphobia) can interfere with patient rapport. Margaux and Harjit discusses the issue of weight...
Third-year of med school involves a lot of soul-searching—we are more than halfway to becoming physicians, and finding the time to balance everything in life can be a huge task...
