Best of the Storytelling Contest Shadowing a Healing Symphony Surgery — one of the three primary treatment options for cancer, alongside radiation and chemotherapy — had always been a theoretical concept for me, something I had only watched in videos or learned about in papers. February 4, 2025 Saffanat Sumra Student Life
Liminal April 4, 2023Jessica CrockettWe speak gently Into liminal space We all see the faint flame, the wick in shallow wax Student Life
First patient March 21, 2023Shyam PatelShelter clinic opens every Thursday at six, First time seeing a “real” patient, I’m waiting at the door. Student Life
Ours Is Not to Reason Why February 7, 2023Abu TahaWhen I found out the next patient I’ll be following is a retired army cardiothoracic surgeon in his late eighties... Student Life
Silent But Not Alone: Enduring A Hostile Academic Culture January 24, 2023AnonymousFour years ago, I sat among clamoring classmates at graduation, silently reflecting on my college experience and how unhappy I... Student Life
This Date in UCSF History: How Do You Celebrate Lunar New Year? January 23, 2023Synapse(Originally published on January 31, 1989.) ThuyMinhDo, Third-year pharmacy student: If I was home, the house would be festive, with... Student Life
Assiduously January 15, 2023Nina DjukicThis morning, strolling soddenly down Harmon street, the rain became a sudden shield; with sudden clarity I felt calamity dismissed... Student Life
Celebrating First Gen Students January 8, 2023Julianne RiggsTuesday November 8th was National First Generation (First Gen) Day, a day to celebrate students who are the first in... Student Life
Time to Run December 12, 2022Victoria TurnerLast month, I ran a marathon. There was no official race. I tracked my miles using a phone. Each mile... Student Life
Introspection December 11, 2022Catherine OksasOften, I used to drop by to ask a patient of mine about his mood, and one day he just... Student Life