Reflections from the ward. Personal essays from clinicians, nurses, allied health. The on-call you remember. The patient who stayed with you.
I always wanted to be a doctor. As a child, I was raised on a steady diet of medical dramas—ER, Grey’s Anatomy, and glossy Asian serials (Love Revolution - in a time where Jdramas were a thing) where everyone moved with certainty and never spilled coffee on their
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Geonelynn Gonzaga Turingan
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Lourdes Ducusin Galang
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Or: How I Learned to Stop Wondering and Relate to Dr. Cox
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That one day came. In the manless hospital, the bed emitted sonic signals, tracing his life-flow, sprouting numbers that sang his sad song of health. Humanoid nurses inserted the cannula with unhuman precision. The blueberry drip danced along his veins bargaining for more time. “It is time.” His bed declared.
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A collaborative reflection by Dr. Jason Chang and Dr. Victoria Ekstrom
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By William Hwang, MBBS, FRCP, FAMS, MBA
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Interview with Dr. Wong Hee Ong Part 3
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Interview with Dr. Wong Hee Ong Part 2
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Interview with Dr. Wong Hee Ong Part 1
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