Category: Student Humanities Blog

Nov 12 2021

COVID-19, Student Humanities Blog

A double take on anti-asian racism

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I preferred “Shirley,” a name that was assigned to me by my first Canadian teacher because “my Chinese name was too difficult to pronounce.”

Sep 17 2021

Student Humanities Blog

The chapter after death

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I think about him as I close my eyes at night, and again when I wake up at 4 am with a bad feeling in the pit of my stomach. 

Sep 13 2021

Student Humanities Blog

Is uncertainty a fate worse than death?

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For many patients, the loss of control that follows a difficult diagnosis may perhaps supersede their fear of mortality.

Sep 01 2021

Student Humanities Blog

Loose ties held tight

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May we find our creative ways to show warmth within our loose ties

Aug 27 2021

COVID-19, Reflections, Student Humanities Blog

Safety vs. wellbeing in long-term care during COVID-19

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Perhaps the hardest part as a LTC employee was supervising outdoor patio visits for residents and their families in order to prevent physical touch.

Aug 19 2021

Student Humanities Blog

I’m taking the summer off: a medical learner’s perspective

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Saying I’m taking the summer off gives me a gnawing feeling in my belly.

Aug 17 2021

Reflections, Student Humanities Blog

From an ex-running-hater

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Each time I am filled with self-doubt from comparing myself to my peers, I think of racehorses and the blinders they wear to focus on their own race.

Apr 19 2021

Reflections, Student Humanities Blog

The Personal Letter I Never Submitted

2 Comments

I made a genuine decision to pursue ophthalmology because I decided late – not in spite of it.

Mar 30 2021

COVID-19, Reflections, Student Humanities Blog

A Tale of Two Pandemics

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I can’t help but recognize that it is racism – not race – that is the real culprit behind the increase in morbidity and mortality.

Mar 12 2021

COVID-19, Student Humanities Blog

Hello, 2021

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An entire revolution around the sun later, we are still here.

Jan 18 2021

Student Humanities Blog

Mass

1 Comment

Satisfying to say, disturbing to hear. What is it? A term we use when we don’t know.

Dec 22 2020

Reflections, Student Humanities Blog

Stories of Comfort

1 Comment

Stories of comfort – three short powerful poems tell you the whole story.

Dec 18 2020

Student Humanities Blog

Cinnamon

4 Comments

You can see how my heart pulls, myofibrils tensing and releasing to the beat of my Bapuji’s tabla

Dec 16 2020

Reflections, Student Humanities Blog

Reading Around the Mask

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Beatrice Preti is a PGY-4 in medical oncology at Western University. I never anticipated the challenge of not being able to see others’ faces. A.N. All names have been removed...