First patient
Shelter clinic opens every Thursday at six, First time seeing a “real” patient, I’m waiting at the door.
Looking for a Sign
“We took out a mass from your colon. We think it’s cancer. The good news is we think we got...
Work-Life Balance
When I came across this coffee cup balanced perfectly and precariously on a hallway railing in Zuckerberg San Francisco General...
Split the Sky
Scientific research can feel like a lonely voyage into the clouds, until even the clouds peel away and there is...
Your Greatest Fear
This crosswalk to the clouds really sums up how I picture it every time I face things in the future...
Latinx Face Unique Challenges in Academia
For those first in their family to complete higher education, it may be easier to discern some of the conflicts...
Proximity
January 31, 2021He wasn't my patientbut I saw him,heard the interns discuss him,watched him slipfurtherand further.It was imminent-they said. He...
Unprecedented Beauty
[Part 6 of a photo series on life after 2020.] I would not have found the time or effort to...
This Date in UCSF History: Past Women of UCSF
[Originally published on March 6, 2008.] Today’s UCSF community is more diverse than ever before with many ethnicities and minority...
Emergency Room: January 22, 2021
His irritation hums as I push back the curtain in the emergency roomthe air electric and tense.He clutches a juicebox(grape...