After beginning her training in clinical reasoning, a first-year medical student considers the similarities between doctors and detectives.
Category: Primary Care
What needs to be said about mental health in medicine
A soon-to-graduate medical student talks about the challenges of studying and practicing medicine and encourages doctors-in-training to ask for help when they need it.
Halfway through med school: Looking back and moving forward
In this Stanford Medicine Unplugged article, a second-year student reflects on how much she's learned since beginning medical school.
Confessions of a former med school applicant
In this Stanford Medicine Unplugged piece, second-year student Orly Farber shares her experiences getting into medical school.
Reframing the voice that says, “Build that resume”
When thinking about which extracurriculars to do in medical school, this student asks herself, "What matters to me, and why?”
Once uninsured, a medical student — and her peers and mentors — are giving back
In this Stanford Medicine Unplugged post, medical student Yoo Jung Kim reflects on how being uninsured has inspired her to provide care for others.
The med student and the machine
In this Stanford Medicine Unplugged post, Orly Farber reflects on how medical students can try to be like machines, temporarily, but remain very human.
How much exercise is safe during pregnancy?
Physician Justin Thompson offers guidance on the safety of exercising during pregnancy. Many non-contact activities are healthy.
Considering the culture of consent in medicine
In this Stanford Medicine Unplugged piece, medical student Lauren Joseph shares her experience about obtaining consent in the medical field.
Three gifts I’m glad I gave myself in 2018
Fulfilling relationships, no-tech time and forgiveness are the three things this medical student says have made her feel re-energized, focused and happy.
A medical student reflects on the importance of family
A student shares how the most important lesson she learned during medical school was to seize every opportunity to spend time with loved ones.
Learning from those who are no longer living
Medical and PA students have spent the fall using cadavers to study the human body. And as this student points out, they've learned a lot more than anatomy.
Reflections on the California fires
Second-year medical student Orly Farber reflects on the wildfires that have burned through Northern and Southern California this month.
“I will not become a Robot Doctor”: A medical student vows to practice compassion
A first-year medical student talks about how she plans to maintain her sense of compassion during medical training.
A domestic violence survivor’s story
In this Stanford Medicine Unplugged essay, medical student Natasha Abadilla shares her personal experience with domestic violence.
Poked, scoped, and doped: Should medical students experience the pains of their care?
A Stanford medical student discusses her take on whether doctors in training should “play” the patient.