The stethoscope felt heavier that day. The coat a little too white. The corridors a little too long. Somewhere, in a room just ahead, a patient waited â not knowing they were about to become someone's ...
Being a first-semester medical student feels a little like playing a doctor on TV. There are lines to memorize: we say “axillae” instead of “armpits” now, and “epistaxis” instead of “bloody nose.” ...