Originally published in Synapse on March 8, 1996. To fast or not to fast is what Ramadan is all about. Ramadan is the ninth month of the Islamic calendar and this year it runs from Feb. 23 to March 23 ...

After a morning of lectures on pulmonary physiology, his tour would transport us medical students through the Great Depression, the Beatnik Movement, and land us in the Summer of Love and the start of ...

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 ...

After the article was published, changes were made to the faculty guidelines for the BMS graduate program and student efforts ...

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 ...

Originally published in Synapse on February 17, 2010. I am writing this the day after President Obama gave his State of the Union address to Congress. The most refreshing thing about that speech was ...

For more than a century, the operating room has quietly recorded not only what surgical culture values, but also how... I served as EIC of Synapse from Fall 2016 to Summer 2019. I wanted to serve as ...

Yet, the Benito bowl was not defined but struggle alone. It also made room for life. The wedding scene captured a truth often ignored in public discourse. When struggle is real, survival is not only ...

After years of internal debate, I finally got my first tattoo. He’s a small lizard, with a topological map design inside, scaling the outer edge of my left ankle. His fine lines and tasteful detail ...