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...
Universal Healthcare: Too Good to Be True?
If you’ve ever worked in a hospital, you’ve heard some doctors and hospital staff gripe about the implementation of Obamacare...
Inspire High School Students this Summer
The Science and Health Education Partnership (SEP) at UCSF is currently recruiting scientists to serve as day-to-day mentors to high...
Humans of UCSF: A Duty to Love
“Following Jesus Christ has been the central theme in my life since college, and doing so has helped me to...
The Nerve-Wracking Fate of an International Postdoc
The UC postdoctoral union is determined to eradicate the unique challenges international postdoctoral scholars face while working at UC campuses...
No Student is an Island
I just came out of the one Interprofessional Education class of the quarter and just like that, I’m back to...