The Winding Road of a Woman in Science
I wasn’t exactly sure what I wanted to do when I graduated from Binghamton University. But having majored in cellular and molecular biology, I knew I was interested in pursuing something within the...
View ArticleWhat Can Physiatry Do for You?
So, just what is physiatry (fizz-EYE-ah-tree)? Psychiatry? No. Physical therapy? No. This is a common query. You might know physiatry better by some of its other names. It’s known officially as...
View ArticleChoosing a Mentor for M.D./Ph.D. Students
Identifying a mentor is one of the most important decisions a person can make on the path to becoming an M.D./Ph.D. or a Ph.D. As beginning students entering the lab, we have many questions: What is...
View ArticleRare, Though Not Alone: A KDM5C Family Reunion
The first family arrived at Einstein around 9:30 a.m. on a Thursday in February. Despite having taken an eight-hour flight from Surrey in southeast England, its members were bright-eyed, spirited, and...
View ArticleStudent Activism for Harm Reduction and Addiction Treatment in the Time of...
Harm reduction is a framework that has shaped public-health interventions and policies since the onset of the AIDS epidemic. It encompasses multiple practices and strategies in diverse clinical...
View ArticleThe Sound of Silence in Medicine
My mother bought The Little Prince for me when I was nine years old. It’s nearly twenty years later, and that book is dog-eared and heavily underlined, its cover marked by countless coffee mugs like...
View ArticleThird Year of Medical School – Professionalism and Poetry
Editors’ Note: In their third year, students at Einstein take part in the Patients, Doctors and Communities course, in which they come together to reflect on and discuss what they’ve experienced on the...
View ArticleA Year of COVID-19 Lessons Leads to Match Day
My final year at Einstein has looked very different from the fourth year I had prepared for, but it has also reinforced for me the role I can play in medicine. A little over a year ago, during a...
View ArticleHow Physicians Can Talk to Patients About Firearms
EDITORS’ NOTE: This post first appeared on KevinMD. When I was twelve years old, I was at a friend’s house with a couple of classmates. The four of us were roaming the rural property, which belonged to...
View ArticleStudent Advocacy, Social Justice, and Career Decisions
Social justice has been woven into the fabric of Albert Einstein College of Medicine since the institution opened its doors to everyone, regardless of gender, race, or creed, in 1955. I chose to pursue...
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