Storytelling Contest

Monday, February 18, 2019 - 16:09

Coniferae

By Hardik Kothare

Look outside the window,

The pine tree with a million needles,

Needles that glisten at their tips,

With a million beads of raindrops,

Saturday, February 9, 2019 - 12:07

It’s All About the Journey, Not the Destination

By Jimmy Nguyen
Running a marathon is an exhaustive feat that should not be taken lightly. However, with proper planning and a vision, even the most arduous challenges can be accomplished. When beginning a marathon, seasoned pros head off conservatively.
Saturday, February 2, 2019 - 14:21

Wild Dream

By Frank Chang

I slowly indulge

in the warm whispers

and tingling waves

that travel up and down

from around outside

 

Deep within

an impulse arises

bubbling my

cold red blood

Saturday, February 2, 2019 - 14:11

Rookie Questions

By Christopher Cai

November 17, 2017 — Two weeks ago, I volunteered in the student-run homeless clinic in downtown San Francisco. Having arrived early, my classmates and I practiced taking blood pressures on each other.

Friday, January 25, 2019 - 11:19

Simple Questions

By Kevin Suh

I am not exactly sure what setting nor what city I will end up in after I graduate from UCSF/SFSU.

Friday, January 25, 2019 - 10:43

Recent Support for the Law of Unfair Magnetism and Adoration

By Victoria Turner

Editor's Note: "Recent Support for the Law of Unfair Magnetism and Adoration" Victoria Turner earned an honorable mention in the Synapse Storytelling Contest Creative Writing category.

D. Hunter

Friday, January 18, 2019 - 09:58

Point Cabrillo Lighthouse

By Hardik Kothare

Editor's note: Point Cabrillo Lighthouse is Hardik Kothare's second place winning entry into the Synapse Storytelling Contest, photography category.

The fog rolls in an out

The tides ebb and flow

Friday, January 18, 2019 - 09:33

Bay Bridge and Boat

By Emily Yao

Editor's note: Emily Yao earned an honorable mention for Bay Bridge and Boat, her entry into the Synapse Storytelling Contest, photography category.

Friday, January 18, 2019 - 09:12

Minority Report Imaging is the New MRI

By Frank Chang
Augmented reality (AR) is a powerful application that allows physicians to visualize and interact with patient data. By definition, augmented reality is a real-time interactive experience of the real-world environment using computer-generated perceptual information. The information can be overlaid by adding to or masking from the real-world environment.
Wednesday, November 28, 2018 - 16:58

Playing At God: A Comedy

By Shakkaura Kemet
Class play is a traditional aspect of med school at UCSF in which second year medical students put on a play of sorts for first year medical students that highlight salient and usually-funny aspects of medical school culture. The part of this year’s play that everyone still speaks about all the time is video footage of staged patient encounters.