An Impeccable Day in the Outer Banks
Sipping my coffee and enjoying this spectacular view. The sun stretching its golden arms while I soak in the waterfront view from the dining table.
Brick by brick: A First-Generation Medical Student's Journey
As I sat at my childhood home during Thanksgiving break, the dissonance between my current reality and the world I...
Innocence Up in Smoke
[First place winner in the Synapse Storytelling Contest nonfiction category.] The morning of October 17, the soft blue light of...
All In a Day’s Work
Okay, here I am. I’m at my desk. Just me and my trusty little laptop. Posture is good, lighting is...
I’m Visually Impaired. Apple Vision Pro Is An Amazing Assistive Device.
I’m albino. My eyes are … different. In many ways, the world is not built for me. Every time I...
Fast or Slow
In the middle of the crowded highways Looking at the busy fast vehicles I think Nobody seems to care for...
Life's No Less Than 32
Lately I've been relating life to dentistry and I don't find much difference between the two.
Anatomy Lab
I got the call during anatomy lab, while holding your heart in my palms. Otosan has heart failure, said my...
Running to Fort Point
I became a runner during my clinical rotations of medical school. When my days overflowed with meaning. So much to...
This Date in UCSF History: Six Days in San Quentin
[Originally authored by medical student Eric Chow and published in Synapse on November 20, 1998.] After a five-minute walk, I...