Medical school
A medical student lives out the dreams of her undocumented father — even if he is deported
Belsy Garcia Manrique, a 27-year-old medical student in Chicago, came to the US from Guatemala as a child and is protected under DACA. But her 51-year-old father Felix Garcia is scheduled for deportation after 23 years in the US.
Ethiopia moving to address doctor shortage; critics say corners being cut
Ethiopia has struggled with a shortage of qualified doctors for years. In an effort to resolve that, it’s vastly increased the sizes of existing classes and opened 13 new schools. But critics say Ethiopia is training a generation of woefully unqualified doctors.
Does Medical School Make Students Jaded and Bitter?
The third year of medical school is a turning point for all the future doctors of America. It’s the time when medical students transition from the classroom years to the clinical years. It’s a time when the future patients of American hope they cultivate a love for healing and the wonders of the human body. […]
Abraham Verghese: A Place to Call Home
Dr. Abraham Verghese first joined The Takeaway as part of the “My America” series. Verghese was raised in Ethiopia, by parents from India. He immigrated to the U.S. in the 1980s for a medical residency, and then to rural Tennessee treat gay men afflicted with HIV. Later, he became a professor at Stanford University Medical […]