A lot of society tells us that some people can be angry and others cannot—and that rage is an emotion often associated with certain stereotypes. But just because someone else...
Confidence is often said to be a characteristic of a leader. "You need to work on your confidence" if you want others to take you seriously. But is there a...
Research should be about pushing the boundaries of knowledge—and when done well, it is built out of community and collaboration. It should not be about outshining one another. But so...
There is a skewed mindset that we need to give 100% all the time. But there is strength in admitting you are not at full capacity—even momentarily—and a break is...
Living as a minority in America, there can be pressures to conform and fit in with the majority. Continuing our IDENTITY SERIES—a three-parter exploring who we are as human beings—in...
We are excited to bring back our IDENTITY SERIES—this time, a three-parter exploring who we are as human beings. In this special episode, Hạ talks to fellow medical student Xian...
BUNDLE OF HERS returns with conversations and stories of growth. Like a seed that blossoms, it takes time to grow into our true, authentic selves. The lessons we learn along...
How we choose to express ourselves in our personal lives should not impact our careers and how professional—or unprofessional—others may deem us. But so often, we can be penalized or...
Oxford Dictionary vaguely defines professionalism as, 'The competence or skill expected of a professional.' As working professionals, we may be asked to "be professional." But who defines the characteristics of...
We often shy away from talking about politics, either because we have been socialized not to bring the topic up, or perhaps due to fear of causing conflict. But the...
From the food we consume to the clothes we wear, to the patients we treat—everything is interconnected. And that, unfortunately, means everything is tied to capitalistic gains where, more often...
Is the person who picked your fruits and vegetables okay? Do they have proper PPE? Does the worker who made the clothes you are wearing have access to the appropriate...
White feminism is harmful and creates division—striving for equality in an oppressive system is impossible. We should dismantle the gender binary and remove the idea that one has to be...
Feminism is complex. Oxford dictionary defines feminism as, "The advocacy of women's rights on the basis of the equality of the sexes." But the trouble with this idea of feminism...
The assumed mindset is patients should be able to trust doctors because doctors presumably have more education. But placing doctors on an invisible pedestal can have negative connotations. The motion...
The white coat is a symbol of elitism in medicine. There is a certain way doctors talk, and there is a certain way doctors dress. History has long placed doctors...
Perception is how one interprets reality. Awareness is knowledge of a situation. A medical student's perception of a situation may differ from a resident's. Our mindsets are constantly shifting, the...
John Hopkins defines evidence-based medicine (EBM) as "the ideal that health care professionals should make 'conscientious, explicit, and judicious use of current best evidence.'" As medical students, EBM was probably...
The way we viewed the world as medical students is—with little argument—different than how we view the world as medical residents. As our roles shift, we start to see systems...
As a medical community, we have—whether unknowingly or not—assisted in normalizing fatphobia by simply instructing patients to "lose weight" without having the complicated conversation of "why?" To understand how fatphobia...
As health care providers, we were probably taught at one point or another during our education that health is the absence of illness. And that a person's weight is a...
Medicine is rooted in systems, but that does not mean change is not possible. When you imagine a new and better world, it is important to understand why the current...
