Tag Archives: Social justice
Awesome free resource!
I am so thrilled with the free books available at Herperian.org. They are designed for ease of use and medical accuracy, and take into account limited resources in remote locations. Each of the books is available in multiple languages. I … Continue reading
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When good care isn’t emotionally driven care
Hello, folks! I am slowly getting over not matching. Slowly. I am trying to strategize for the next match. And, I’m trying to take care of myself, emotionally and physically, in the aftermath. In the meantime, I am on my … Continue reading
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Hands on in the boondocks
Howdy. I have been busy, as usual. Not only working at a new rotation site, which has been wonderful, but driving more than three hours a day to get to and from this site. Our medical school requires that we … Continue reading
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Who knew closing the gender and race gap could be so easy?
I thought this article on a 15 minute writing exercise that improved the performance of women in physics and students of color in high school was beautiful in its simplicity. Think about the things that are important to you. Perhaps … Continue reading
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I’ll tell you what I regret, and what conclusions I am jumping to
*Trigger warnings for discussions of sexual assault* I don’t want to go into a lot of details about this, because I don’t want to violate HIPAA or trash any of my peers or future peers specifically. Suffice to say, I … Continue reading
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Excellent blog post on the BS that is abortion parental notification laws *link fixed*
I have always been against parental notification laws because it seems like the teenagers that would have the problems with notifying their parents probably have a good reason, and a good relationship with your parents cannot be mandated by some … Continue reading
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Funny, funny fetuses (feti?)
This has to be the funniest and most deft synthesis of pregnancy, current events and humor I have ever seen. Dare I call it hysterical? From Tom the Dancing Bug on boingboing.net: Click to embiggen, or follow the original link.
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Nothing like bad news to drive a message home
(Trigger warning for poor obstetrical outcome) Less than one week after I blogged about the maternal mortality crisis among black women in our country, I lost a friend. She was of Haitian descent, a fellow medical student, an aspiring ob/gyn, … Continue reading
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Proud to be an American
Happy birthday, USA! When I say I am proud to be an American, (a USian, really, but I am quoting a song title), I am proud of what we have done that is progressive, such as women’s suffrage, and the … Continue reading
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