After the first day of anatomy lab, I called my dad. As an internal medicine physician who completed medical school in Pakistan and his residency in Chicago, my dad was a part of the diasporaContinue reading
8 Questions with Dr. Paul George, Associate Dean of Medical Education
Dr. George has been in Providence for a long time. He graduated from Brown University and Alpert Medical School before deciding to stick around for a family medicine residency at Brown too. These days, heContinue reading
Recipe: Gingered Turkey Meatballs and Asian Veggies with Rice Noodles and Hot Chili Oil Vinaigrette
Ingredients 2 tbsp low sodium soy sauce 1 tbsp black Chinese vinegar (Chinkiang vinegar) 1 tbsp Shaoxing cooking wine 2 tbsp Sesame oil 1 tbsp Hot chili oil/sauce (I used LaoGanMa but sriracha or anyContinue reading
Potential Spaces by Fadwa Ahmed
Everything I know about anatomy before coming to medical school, I learn in an acting class. The class focuses on speaking on stage by using our whole bodies as vocal apparatuses. Our professor, a professionalContinue reading
Getting to know Dr. Luba Dumenco, Assistant Dean of Medical Education
Dr. Luba Dumenco is a familiar face for first year students. She introduces each of the blocks with excessive highlights and pen illustrations, somehow manages to remember the names of all the students, and makesContinue reading
Carin Papendorp: My Undercover Mission to a Crisis Pregnancy Center
Please note that this is an Opinion piece, whose perspective does not necessarily represent the views of AMS or all AMS students. MURMUR welcomes all perspectives and publishes thoughtful Opinion pieces with medical perspectives writtenContinue reading
Want Med Students to Be Better Doctors? Make Them Teach
When it comes to helping medical students understand the critical communication tools they need to connect with their patients, make students the teachers. The following is an excerpt from a piece published on Medscape byContinue reading
Fox Point Hurricane Barrier by Pamela Yang
Forecasted nor’easter never came in May left with an empty square oscillating silence is in your ears Your outstretched fist yawned open palm’s belly up naked by a dream of fingertips’ touch There,Continue reading
Breathless: Performing at MD’21’s Ceremony of Gratitude by Pranati Panuganti
Pranati Panuganti, MD’21, performed at the 2018 Ceremony of Gratitude. Her original dance was choreographed to a classical Indian song, Breathless, by Shankar Mahadevan. Pranati was gracious enough to describe her experience performing at the CeremonyContinue reading
My Ceremony of Gratitude by Hannah Kerman MD’21
When we started Anatomy, I felt overwhelmed by how muted we had to make our donors personhood in order to get through each lab. People routinely told me that they felt like they had toContinue reading