Women in medicine: Overcoming challenges and celebrating achievements
There are now more women than ever enrolled in U.S. medical schools. However, like other STEM-related fields, research shows that
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Student Life
Throwback Thursday: Rocky Mountain high
This week, many cities in the U.S. Midwest are colder than Antarctica, Alaska and Siberia. Yikes! While Chicagoans might have
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Throwback Thursday: Going for a run
The Houston Marathon takes place this weekend, and temperatures are expected to be in the 30s on race day (brr!)
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Throwback Thursday: Studying abroad
Finalizing your 2019 travel plans? For some medical students at Baylor College of Medicine, traveling means seizing the opportunity to
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Managing depression and learning how to ‘feel good’
After my surgery rotation, I was in a very bad place. I felt like two months of grueling work hours
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Dysarthria: Remembering the humanity in medicine
It is my second week on my neurology rotation. I pick up a new patient who was admitted overnight. Mr.
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Patient zero: Finding confidence as a first-year medical student
“Go check on the patient in room ten. She has alcohol-induced cirrhosis and is on the transplant list.” My preceptor’s
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Throwback Thursday: Fall In
Although fall technically starts this weekend, we Houstonians are still braving the summer heat. So why not take a dip?
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Fears of first-year medical students: How to cope
At the beginning of the school year, we asked our incoming first-year medical school students about some of their fears.
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Reflections on my first white coat
It was finally beginning to feel real. Over the past few weeks, I had experienced many of the exciting (and
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