First Stab

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More Than a Body

Meghana Noonavath

Nov 17, 2020

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I Saw a Patient Die for the First Time. I’m Leaving the Tragedy Stronger

Ariela Alonso

Sep 22, 2020 Link to I Saw a Patient Die for the First Time. I’m Leaving the Tragedy Stronger

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The GSW Victim I Shared a Birthday With

Evan Zehr

Apr 1, 2020 Link to The GSW Victim I Shared a Birthday With

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I Was Stoic About Losing Patients. Then I Lost My Father

Joseph Samuel Farhat, MD

Mar 20, 2020 Link to I Was Stoic About Losing Patients. Then I Lost My Father

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How The Birth Was Supposed To Go

Shaina Long, DO

Mar 16, 2020 Link to How The Birth Was Supposed To Go

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The Moment I Realized I Didn't Want to Be An Internist Anymore

John Jarboe, MD

Mar 12, 2020 Link to The Moment I Realized I Didn't Want to Be An Internist Anymore

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The Cadaver's Committal

Tomi Ifelayo

Jan 30, 2020 Link to The Cadaver's Committal

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The Patient That Surprised Me the Most

John Weeks, MD

Jan 24, 2020 Link to The Patient That Surprised Me the Most

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The First Time I Went to a Patient's Funeral

Sol Aldrete, MD

Jan 21, 2020 Link to The First Time I Went to a Patient's Funeral

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The Night I Refused To Enter a Patient's Room

Diana Wasserman, MD

Jan 20, 2020 Link to The Night I Refused To Enter a Patient's Room

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Behind the Diagnosis

Vicky Li

Jan 14, 2020 Link to Behind the Diagnosis

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My First Catch

Jorge Rojas, MD

Jan 13, 2020 Link to My First Catch

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Why a Test I Ordered Made a Patient Hate Me

Graham F. Johnstone, MD

Jan 6, 2020 Link to Why a Test I Ordered Made a Patient Hate Me

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'Get the Fluid and Get Out'

Matthew Morgan, MD

Dec 11, 2019 Link to 'Get the Fluid and Get Out'

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'The Magic Is Over as Quickly as It Began'

Tuhina Raman, MD

Dec 10, 2019 Link to 'The Magic Is Over as Quickly as It Began'

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Gained In Translation

Laura Goetz

Dec 10, 2019 Link to Gained In Translation

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The First Time I Prayed with a Patient

Vidhya Prakash, MD

Dec 3, 2019 Link to The First Time I Prayed with a Patient

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My First Mistake

Valerie Jeanne Brooke, MD

Dec 2, 2019 Link to My First Mistake

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My Attending Labeled Me Incompetent, but I Saved a Life

Anonymous

Nov 21, 2019 Link to My Attending Labeled Me Incompetent, but I Saved a Life

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His Last Drink

Tuhina Raman, MD

Nov 19, 2019 Link to His Last Drink

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Me, My Co-Resident, and the Veterans We Tried to Save

Maureen Hirthler, MD

Nov 14, 2019 Link to Me, My Co-Resident, and the Veterans We Tried to Save

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Would I Appear Weak If I Took a Moment to Process and Heartless If I Didn’t?

Shivam Vedak, MD

Nov 11, 2019 Link to Would I Appear Weak If I Took a Moment to Process and Heartless If I Didn’t?