Dec
17
2021
Category: Student Humanities Blog
Dec
15
2021
The last spring
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As the wind blew a steady warm breeze through my helmet, I was reminded that in medicine, unlike in the spring-time year after year, there may not be an opportunity...
Nov
16
2021
Trauma: encountering the past in the present
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Heavy stillness permeated the room; no eye contact was made. Made sense to me, eyes convey the depth of the tragedy.
Nov
12
2021
A double take on anti-asian racism
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I preferred “Shirley,” a name that was assigned to me by my first Canadian teacher because “my Chinese name was too difficult to pronounce.”
Sep
17
2021
The chapter after death
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I think about him as I close my eyes at night, and again when I wake up at 4 am with a bad feeling in the pit of my stomach.
Sep
13
2021
Is uncertainty a fate worse than death?
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For many patients, the loss of control that follows a difficult diagnosis may perhaps supersede their fear of mortality.
Sep
01
2021
Loose ties held tight
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May we find our creative ways to show warmth within our loose ties
Aug
27
2021
Safety vs. wellbeing in long-term care during COVID-19
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Perhaps the hardest part as a LTC employee was supervising outdoor patio visits for residents and their families in order to prevent physical touch.
Aug
19
2021
I’m taking the summer off: a medical learner’s perspective
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Saying I’m taking the summer off gives me a gnawing feeling in my belly.
Aug
17
2021
From an ex-running-hater
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Each time I am filled with self-doubt from comparing myself to my peers, I think of racehorses and the blinders they wear to focus on their own race.
Apr
19
2021
The Personal Letter I Never Submitted
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I made a genuine decision to pursue ophthalmology because I decided late – not in spite of it.
Mar
30
2021
A Tale of Two Pandemics
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I can’t help but recognize that it is racism – not race – that is the real culprit behind the increase in morbidity and mortality.
Mar
12
2021
Jan
18
2021