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The Hug

by Celeste Arden Swain, MD

There was a dark, empty space. Stillness, Where there should have been movement. No rhythm, no dance to take me across the screen.Floating, falling, weightless. Stillness. Silence. The heart. His heart. Still. My heart. Loud and bounding. In the small triage room, silence was my call for help. Scan, search, more gel. Maybe if I keep looking, I will find it. 38 weeks. Labor...

May 24, 2023
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Art & Poetry in Medicine, Clinical, Featured, Intern Year

Work, Service and Health: Lessons from Veterans in the Environmental Contaminants Clinic

by Melissa Herrin, MD

“A lot of the men in my unit started getting sick and never got better. And we just didn’t know. I mean, all I want is to help build a group big enough that we might finally understand more about what’s happening to us.” The Veteran’s words were measured and resolute. I had just finished introducing myself and inquired how he had learned about...

May 10, 2023
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Clinical, Featured, Health Policy

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The Hug

There was a dark, empty space. Stillness, Where there should have been movement. No rhythm, no dance to take me across the screen.Floating, falling, weightless. Stillness. Silence. The heart....

May 24, 2023
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Clinical, Featured, Health Policy

Work, Service and Health: Lessons from Veterans in the Environmental Contaminants Clinic

“A lot of the men in my unit started getting sick and never got better. And we just didn’t know. I mean, all I want is to help build...

May 10, 2023
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Art & Poetry in Medicine, Clinical, Featured, Pediatrics

Pediatric Vaccine Schedule

Your mom gets tetanus (Tdap) / before you're born, / Plus COVID and flu / are the norm.

March 4, 2023
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Editor-in-Chief, Featured

A Letter from the New Editors-in-Chief

Alina and I would like to take the opportunity to introduce ourselves as the new editors-in-chief of in-House, the online peer-reviewed publication for residents and fellows.

February 13, 2023
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Clinical, Featured, Housestaff Wellness, Intern Year, Ophthalmology

Punctuality Permits Presence

It’s only 7:15 a.m.? I can finish folding my clothes before I have to leave for clinic, I thought to myself. Though the day was young, I had already...

November 29, 2022
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Clinical, Columns, Featured, Intern Year, Internal Medicine, Surviving IM/G

Back to the Wards from Maternity Leave as an IMG

A few months have passed since I wrote my last column article, so now it’s time to get back into it. What has happened in the meantime? Well, I...

November 26, 2022
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Clinical, Featured, Housestaff Wellness, Pediatrics

The Casualties of Performative Allyship

When was it that the newest woke thing to do was to ask for pronouns? In the queer communities in which I have been a member, it has been...

October 12, 2022
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Clinical, Columns, Featured, Intern Year, Internal Medicine, Surviving IM/G

Surviving the First Month as an IMG Resident

Let’s start with a very brief introduction: Hello! My name is Aline, and I am an international medical graduate (IMG) from Germany. I used to work in Germany in...

September 27, 2022
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Art & Poetry in Medicine, Featured

The Life of a Medical Student: A Photo Essay

During my medical school journey at the University of Maryland, I created this photography series as an introspective representation of my experiences and to portray some of the unseen...

August 11, 2022
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Art & Poetry in Medicine, Featured

We Had a Choice

My husband and I were pregnant with a child / Then we found out something wild. / I am a carrier of SMA / And this affects me in...

July 21, 2022
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Featured, GME

White Coat, Black Book

At the start of medical school, many students participate in the “White Coat Ceremony.” Before peers, faculty, and family, they recite a modern version of the Hippocratic Oath (or...

July 21, 2022
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Clinical, Featured, GME, Surgery

Robotic Surgery Training in Residency: Good or Bad?

The rapid introduction of revolutionary technologies like minimally invasive robotic-assisted surgeries will exponentially increase complexity in medicine, law, education and ethics. Roboethics deals with the code of conduct that...

July 16, 2022
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