Would You Rather?
“Would you rather live forever or die in the next five seconds?” This question was posed to me recently and...
The Foodie's Ferry Building
I step off the Muni at Embarcadero Station, and as I reach the top of the escalator I am immediately...
Practicing Meaningful Healthcare Abroad
Last month, I visited Los Pinos del Eden, a tiny, beautiful town in a rural, mountainous region of the Dominican...
Humans of UCSF: Dancing Stress Away
“Having school from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on most days and constantly studying after class, it’s easy to lose...
Standing With the Frisco Five
When the “Frisco Five” embarked on a hunger strike to protest police violence, students and faculty from UCSF stood by...
Dreading Error 404
I still can’t attach a document to my UCSF email. Still. I don’t know how long it’s been since the...
Do Healthcare Mission Trips Cause More Harm than Good?
In a world of over 7.1 billion individuals, approximately 400 million people lack access to healthcare. As interest in global...
Our Own Private Halfway-to-Hell Club
“I thought being a psychiatry resident meant that I might lose a patient to suicide, but didn’t think I would...
Humans of UCSF: Spreading Joy
“CDA Cares is a bi-annual event aimed to serve populations that do not have access to dental care. This was...
God’s Imperfect Red Pencil
From the perspective of noise, CRISPR systems are modern biology’s closest approximation to Beyonce’s Lemonade or Game of Thrones: buzz-worthy...
Remembering Our Patients
“Patient loss was a unique affective experience that had a smoke-like quality. Like smoke, this grief was intangible and invisible...
What's a Voter To Do?
One person, one vote is the cornerstone of American democracy. We’d like to believe that each and every person gets...
Humans of UCSF: Heart of a Poet
“Remember, We are but a heap of stardust Blessed with the mind For a brief moment of time. Burn bright.”...
The Machines Amidst the Minestrone
When I lie on San Francisco’s Ocean Beach and focus my vision softly on the undulating water, I imagine the...