A Normal Day in DC In a line waiting for some food, A man cut in front of some dude. He pulled out a knife, Not seeking a life. He ran off but ruined my mood. Everyday Charity Work In comes the rowdy squeak of wheels, Preparing to deliver meals, The shuffle of feet, As …
December: Medical News Roundup
Angela Sun December medical news highlights, in memes Holiday season may be approaching, but The Scribe team is still hard at work putting together our present to you–one last medical news roundup before we ring in the new year! This past month, we’ve realized that “medical news” is a wicked broad term, encompassing health policy, …
Why Being a Doctor is Like Thigh High Boots
Daniela Nganjo Like many other traditional pre medicine students, my interests in the sciences and longing to serve others play a large role in my goal of becoming a physician. However, I can also be defined by my passion for seemingly unrelated interests—fashion being one of these. I’ve always had a tendency to stray away …
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“Dark Victory” (1939): A Neurological Romance
Marilyn Fisher Michael (Humphrey Bogart) comforts Judy (Bette Davis) in Dark Victory. Photo Credit: theaceblackblog.com “I think I'll have a large order of prognosis negative!” Bette Davis spits out this line in her unmistakable Mid-Atlantic accent, every word dripping with bitterness. Davis plays Judy Traherne, a reckless young socialite whose hobbies consist of hosting raucous parties for the …
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“S Stands for Student”: Dec. 3rd GBM Recap
Eric Zhu On December 3rd, 2019, AMSA held an election for its 2020 Executive Board. With no fewer than eighteen candidates for eight positions (and some running for multiple positions), the competition was fierce. The document listing all the candidates and their profiles (namely their most meaningful AMSA experience and ideas for improvements) ran nearly …
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November: Medical News Roundup
Jad Kfouri November has been a whirlwind of activity in the medical world, all across the globe. In China, two individuals were found to have the plague, the feared Black Death that ravaged the European and Asian continents. More specifically, these individuals have pneumonic plague, affecting the lungs. They are currently receiving treatment (1). Meanwhile, …
Lessons in Auscultation
Angela Sun The first time I tried to auscultate the heart of a young patient I put the stethoscope up to the right side of her chest. Oops, my bad. I laughed quietly and switched sides. One of the first techniques I learned while shadowing in the pediatric ward of my local hospital was auscultation, …
“Where is the Innovation?”: Nov. 12th GBM Recap
UMD AMSA members speaking with Dr. Neal after the physician panel on Nov. 12th, 2019. Kevin Tu The physician profession is an easily glorified one. The GBM on November 12th, for example, was a physician panel from Dr. Christopher Neal, a neurosurgeon at the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center. When members learned that he …
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Those Who Came Before Us: An Introduction
Cooper Fisher Starting with Hippocrates, “the father of medicine,” I will take a look each week, in chronological order, at one of the many doctors who have made their mark on history. While developing my vision for this series of posts a couple of Sundays ago, I was inspired by a church hymn often played around …
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“No Way Out” (1950): Movie Review
Marilyn Fisher Dr. Brooks (Sidney Poitier) confronts Ray Biddle (Richard Widmark) after being accused of murdering his brother in “No Way Out” (1950). Photo credit: https://silverscreenings.org Academy Award-winning actor Sidney Poitier plays Dr. Luther Brooks, an African American man who has just begun his residency in the prison wing of the county hospital. His first case is the …
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