Meditation was the focus of research at UC Davis and UCSF by Nobel Prize winner Elizabeth Blackburn, PhD, and others as part ...

I heard it in several settings from family medicine clinic to a thoracic surgery operating room, from different levels of the healthcare hierarchy including attending physicians, nurses, technicians, ...

The healthcare facility in the San Francisco County jail looks like most clinics. It has exam rooms, a pharmacy, an X-ray ...

I met Em on the way home the night I expected B would die. We’d both missed the light like idiots, staring at our phones, looking up only as the sign counted down from 1. Seems out of our periphery we ...

Nowruz (or Norooz) marks the arrival of the new year and the first day of spring. It is an ancient tradition rooted in renewal, reflection, and hope. It is celebrated in many countries, including Iran ...

I served as EIC of Synapse from Fall 2016 to Summer 2019. I wanted to serve as the EIC because I’m passionate about science communication and wanted to help other students find their voice and hone ...

For more than a century, the operating room has quietly recorded not only what surgical culture values, but also how medicine responds to uncertainty and responsibility, and holds the accumulated ...

These lines reflect my gratitude for the opportunity to pause, re-center, and move forward with intention while pursuing my master’s degree at UCSF. As I stand here, I am still inspired by my mom, who ...