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Wynton Sims

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  • Social Justice
Saturday, May 29, 2021 - 10:38

9 minutes and 29 seconds

By Wynton Sims
Under the weight of one man 9 minutes and 29 seconds An atrocity that many of us claimed to not understand
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  • Career
Monday, April 26, 2021 - 11:05

Last Lecture Inspires Students in Turbulent Times

By Wynton Sims

It was a command performance that did not disappoint. Students across all UCSF schools chose Dr. Peter Chin-Hong to give the 2021 UCSF Last Lecture in a historically atypical virtual format on April 6.

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  • Social Justice
Saturday, February 27, 2021 - 10:46

Med Student Reflections on 'Black Men in White Coats'

By Wynton Sims

As a Black male medical student passionate about increasing representation in medicine, I knew I had to tune in to the Black Men in White Coats film screening hosted by UCSF Black Men in Medicine on Feb.

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  • Social Justice
Sunday, January 24, 2021 - 16:54

Uneasy About My Vaccination Privilege

By Wynton Sims

I’m young, healthy, and not a frontline worker, but I’ve gotten a COVID-19 vaccine. While some may see nothing wrong with this sentence, I see it as a fundamental systematic flaw in the rollout and distribution of the vaccine worldwide.

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