An Experience like No Other
By: Sefali Patel, Guest Writer I never imagined all of the things I could do in a week in the far away South American country of Ecuador. Teaching young kids how
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MEDLIFE Ecuador : A Daily Journal
By: Tyler Daugherty Ecuador – December 14, 2013 to December 21, 2013 The following are excerpts of the daily email journal I send to friends and family when traveling abroad.
Read moreMEDLIFE: My Mobile Clinic Experience
By: Zoheb Sulaiman, Guest Writer If you had known me freshman year, you never would have imagined me to be one to travel to South America. I was not familiar
Read moreHealth is Where the Heart Is
Think about the last interaction you had, and imagine if you didn’t speak the same language as the other person. For instance, what if you were unable to communicate with
Read moreWhat does Shakespeare have to do with Medicine?
By: Amna Jamshad Premed students have a lot on our plates. When faced with rigorous subjects like organic chemistry, required courses in the humanities may seem inconvenient. How could literature
Read moreThe Body and the Mind: Understanding the Two Fronts of HIV
By: Erica Lee Exploring the physical and cellular mechanisms of infection allows for a glimpse of the extensive effects of HIV infection on a patient. HIV, once inside the body’s
Read moreHave you met Molly?
By: Michelle Vu Referenced in the popular music of artists such as Miley Cyrus and Kanye West, “dancing with Molly” and “popping a Molly” has become proliferate in the rave
Read moreAntisense Drugs
By: Trang Nguyen A new technology has the potential to revolutionize the way we treat diseases. This technology, called antisense drug therapy, works to prevent diseases at the genetic level. However, before
Read moreThe Quirks of being a DO
By: Ronke Olowojesiku You are a premedical student fresh off the MCAT bandwagon. Now at that final stage when all your recommendations in order, your personal statement reviewed and re-reviewed,
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