The room is thick with sweat; we watch the windows cry. The fans seem to be cycling hot air, blowing it back in our faces …
Author: Amrapali Maitra
Well check: Rethinking what it means to be “well”
Note: Certain details in this entry have been omitted or changed to protect the identity of those involved. During my pediatrics rotation, the thing that …
“I feel lighter”: A look at domestic violence in Bangladesh
Nabeela waited for her contraceptive injection with the slack of her sari pulled low over her forehead. The pharmacist, her long braid neatly oiled, dove …
The quietest thing: A reflection on loss
Stanford Medicine Unplugged is a forum for students to chronicle their experiences in medical school. The student-penned entries appear on Scope once a week; the …
As long as I have these hands
Stanford Medicine Unplugged (formerly SMS Unplugged) is a forum for students to chronicle their experiences in medical school. The student-penned entries appear on Scope once a …
Seeing ghosts in the form of patients
Stanford Medicine Unplugged (formerly SMS Unplugged) is a forum for students to chronicle their experiences in medical school. The student-penned entries appear on Scope once a …
An anthropologist on the wards
SMS (“Stanford Medical School”) Unplugged is a forum for students to chronicle their experiences in medical school. The student-penned entries appear on Scope once a …
My grandfather’s body: Loss and mourning in India
SMS (“Stanford Medical School”) Unplugged is a forum for students to chronicle their experiences in medical school. The student-penned entries appear on Scope once a …
After the rain: Experiencing illness as a medical student and granddaughter
SMS (“Stanford Medical School”) Unplugged is a forum for students to chronicle their experiences in medical school. The student-penned entries appear on Scope once a …
Comfort care: “We always have something to give”
SMS (“Stanford Medical School”) Unplugged is a forum for students to chronicle their experiences in medical school. The student-penned entries appear on Scope once a …
Rituals of the body – honoring the loss of bodily wholeness in medicine
SMS (“Stanford Medical School”) Unplugged was recently launched as a forum for students to chronicle their experiences in medical school. The student-penned entries appear on …