Megan

"Why my mother left, then, I will never know. I have spent endless hours asking God for an explanation as to why He needed to take her away from me so soon. I still need her in my life – I wasn’t ready to let her go so soon.

Kaelan Yao

"In our preclinical years, before we ever talk to a patient, we first talk among ourselves and then with actors playing the patients. It’s hard! No one tells you how challenging and complex it is to have a conversation that sounds normal with someone while you simultaneously need

Ryan Sutherland

"After two years of medical studies, after countless hours spent reviewing lecture notes and exhaustively practicing for anatomy exams, I realize that the knowledge of the human condition is as important, if not more important, than understanding physiology. This realization first dawned on me through my various university experiences.

Ashley Grey

"The first time I visited a hospital, I was 11 years old. Despite my mother having been hospitalized several times before, my parents tried to keep my sister and me away for as long as possible. But that day, there was going to be the hospital admission that would

Dr. Amata Negri

Pediatrician Ospedale Filippo Del Ponte Varese, Italy "From Medical Enthusiast to Patient and Back: A Journey of Healing and Understanding" “When I was still a teenager, I watched my older sister spend hours hunched over medical books, wondering what kind of madness could drive her to such a