Burnt Out
Wednesday 7pm I was lying in bed in pain Burnt out, digestive system screaming I wished I could rest or focus but I could do neither
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 room the air electric and tense. He clutches...
This Date in UCSF History: Women in Medicine Gather
[Originally published March 3, 1988.] For the past six years the Women’s Medical Student Association, WMSA, with the help of...
This Date in UCSF History: 10 Activities for Single Folks on Valentine's Day
[Originally published on February 14, 2008.] Valentine's Day, known as Singles Awareness Day to some, is a day for sickening...
Code Stroke
The patient is rushed into the ED Nurses crowd around Raise a leg Raise an arm More doctors surround Ask...
Induction
[Tied for third place in the Synapse Storytelling Contest creative writing category.] June 20, 2020 Just breath deeply - I...
Bowel Sounds
In January, as I prepared to start my traditional “third year” clinical clerkships, I was feeling nervous. In particular, I...
Happy Pride!
[Third place winner in the Synapse Storytelling contest personal essay category.] Happy Pride! I’m writing this with a literal rainbow...