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.
This Date in UCSF History: November Traditions
[Originally authored by medical student Ashkay Govinder and published on Nov. 15, 2012.] I love cooking a traditional Thanksgiving meal...
How Are You?
A question meant only as a greeting. A chance at connection diminished to a mere formality. In what public health...
salt
momma made the best baked fish in the world. dad fed us stories.
This Date in UCSF History: Practicing Medicine Under Hardship
[Originally written by medical student Amy Ewing and published in Synapse on Nov. 6, 1997.] Last year I arranged to...
My First Patient
[Second place winner in the Synapse Storytelling Contest poetry category.] You told me you wanted to kill yourself, to drown...
Loneliness in the Laboratory
Once upon a time, in the bustling metropolis of Urbanville, there lived a remarkable young man named Mike.
All It Takes is a Walk with Kali: Irular Sunrise Snake Walk Experience
On the day of the snake walk, I was up before the sun preparing myself and a bag full of...
This Date in UCSF History: The Housing Crisis
[Originally published in Synapse on Sept. 16, 1996.] Summer is supposed to be relaxing and free from stress. Quite the...
Welcome Back!
Welcome back to Synapse’s 68th year of publication! In the past year, UCSF has slowly moved towards a new normal...