Induction November 21, 2021Zoe Onion[Tied for third place in the Synapse Storytelling Contest creative writing category.] June 20, 2020 Just breath deeply - I... Student Life
This Date in UCSF History: Student AIDS Forum Connects Patients and Caregivers November 14, 2021SynapseOriginally published on November 15, 1990.Several prominent physicians who have devoted much of their working lives in recent years to... Health
Asiri and her widowed sisters November 14, 2021Jackline OdhiamboAsiri is one of the widows who attended our first meeting. In Dholuo, Asiri’s native language, the term widow is... Social Justice
The Biblio Unfurl November 14, 2021Woodger Faugas[Third place Storytelling Contest winner for photography.] Where does photography start, and where does it end? And how does a... Arts & Culture
This Date in UCSF History: Music is Good Medicine November 13, 2021Synapse[Originally published December 12, 2011.] In many hospital rooms, the steady beeping of a cardiac monitor is the most soothing...
Bowel Sounds November 8, 2021Fiona MillerIn January, as I prepared to start my traditional “third year” clinical clerkships, I was feeling nervous. In particular, I... Student Life
Continuously Named November 8, 2021Salma HassanThe most disrespected person in America is the Black woman.Strong Black WomenAngry Black WomenResilient Black WomenThe most neglected person in... Social Justice
Excerpt from The Art of Amateur Sadness November 8, 2021Match McGregorMatch McGregory’s “Excerpt from the Art of Amateur Sadness” debuts an unwritten anti- self-help book that lists the ways to... Humor
This Date in UCSF History: We Need Affirmative Action November 8, 2021Synapse[Originally published on November 13, 1997.] Last week the United States Supreme Court ruled that it would not hear a...
Happy Pride! October 31, 2021Rachel Rock[Third place winner in the Synapse Storytelling contest personal essay category.] Happy Pride! I’m writing this with a literal rainbow... Student Life
This Date in UCSF History: The Fascinating World of Forensic Medicine October 31, 2021Synapse[Originally published in Synapse on November 6, 2003.] What comes to your mind when you hear the words “forensic medicine?”... Science
This Date in UCSF History: Mentioning the Unmentionable October 25, 2021Synapse[Originally published on October 25, 2007.] Midway through my first year preceptorship, a particularly difficult patient interview taught me the...
Doll House October 25, 2021Manuella DjomaleuMirror Need I scream even with this coat, you refuse to see me. my sweet alto Arts & Culture
This Date in UCSF History: Examining Race’s Impact on Medicine October 10, 2021Synapse[Originally published in Synapse on October 19, 2006.] What does the term “race” mean? Is it a social construct or... Social Justice
On Becoming 'Immortal,' Despite the Odds October 10, 2021Woodger Faugas[This submission earned Woodger Faugas first place in the Storytelling Contest personal essay category.] Imagine finding yourself: the center of... Arts & Culture