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Dear Congress: For the vast majority of you, I am not your constituent. But you should listen to me anyway. I am writing to show you that health care in America is not a political issue; it is a human…
Dear Congress:
For the vast majority of you, I am not your constituent. But you should listen to me anyway. I am writing to show you that health care in America is not a political issue; it is a human one. The same can be said for immigration or education or any other issue that you work on. Let my patients explain this for me.
I walk into clinic to a full …
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My patients are America
Medical education
by Timothy Dempsey Looking in the mirror before heading out the door for my first patient encounter, I slouched. Something looked off. I had on my new, absurdly short white coat complemented nicely by the equally as new black stethoscope…
by Timothy Dempsey
Looking in the mirror before heading out the door for my first patient encounter, I slouched. Something looked off. I had on my new, absurdly short white coat complemented nicely by the equally as new black stethoscope draped around my neck; yet the way I looked wasn’t the problem. It was the way I felt. No matter how well I dressed the part …
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Confidence in a student’s ability to become a competent physician
Medical education
Last month, the National Football League inducted seven of its all-time great players into its Hall of Fame in a ceremony filled with nostalgia and memories of legendary careers long-finished. While this was going on, there was another type of…
Last month, the National Football League inducted seven of its all-time great players into its Hall of Fame in a ceremony filled with nostalgia and memories of legendary careers long-finished.
While this was going on, there was another type of induction ceremony taking place around the country. Yet, these celebrations lacked recollections of past achievements by retired legends finally receiving their due. There weren’t even …
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The White Coat Ceremony and its effect on medical students
Medical education
by Timothy Dempsey One thing changes everything. While this may be a poor paraphrase of the cheesy slogan ESPN used for the recently finished World Cup, in my life this statement has revealed itself as a universal truth. For me,…
by Timothy Dempsey
One thing changes everything.
While this may be a poor paraphrase of the cheesy slogan ESPN used for the recently finished World Cup, in my life this statement has revealed itself as a universal truth. For me, one book changed everything. It would lead me into research labs, on a trip to disease-riddled Gaborone, Botswana, and pique my interest into an epidemic whose global …
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Fighting AIDS compelled this student to become a doctor
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