top of page
SHORT STORY
Op-Eds are pieces approved by LMSA for publication. They may
not necessarily represent the opinions of LMSA as an organization.
![](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/36275d_7ec14068a26b47b0bf659bbc80c516e2~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_980,h_385,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_avif,quality_auto/36275d_7ec14068a26b47b0bf659bbc80c516e2~mv2.jpg)
Search
![A Patient’s Puzzle: Navigating Through Specialists](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/36275d_1c5f1a8b44b546ddb576485112fb8e7e~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_auto/36275d_1c5f1a8b44b546ddb576485112fb8e7e~mv2.webp)
Jan 28, 20241 min read
A Patient’s Puzzle: Navigating Through Specialists
Michelle Chan Sanchez Shirley Chan Sanchez Liliana Pellegrini Within the healthcare realm where specialists shine bright Is where medical...
25 views0 comments
![](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/36275d_d0ba554b4aa041b7b0ecade5b8ff3ede~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_250,h_250,fp_0.50_0.50,q_30,blur_30,enc_auto/36275d_d0ba554b4aa041b7b0ecade5b8ff3ede~mv2.webp)
![No Boxes](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/36275d_d0ba554b4aa041b7b0ecade5b8ff3ede~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/36275d_d0ba554b4aa041b7b0ecade5b8ff3ede~mv2.webp)
Jan 28, 20242 min read
No Boxes
J Conrado, MS2 My existence is a resistance The size of my body offends you But I refuse to diminish My value is not linked to my...
12 views0 comments
![Small Collection of Creative Writing Pieces](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/36275d_1224856d033b4fac846b77e7a53c99b0~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_auto/36275d_1224856d033b4fac846b77e7a53c99b0~mv2.webp)
Jan 28, 20244 min read
Small Collection of Creative Writing Pieces
Andrea de Abre e Gouvea, MS2 University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Medicine and Public Health I.     Yarn Tangled and knotted on...
7 views0 comments
![](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/36275d_aff71f54ed3b4f52b8dd51f3c5b14e49~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_250,h_250,fp_0.50_0.50,q_30,blur_30,enc_auto/36275d_aff71f54ed3b4f52b8dd51f3c5b14e49~mv2.webp)
![I’m only 17](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/36275d_aff71f54ed3b4f52b8dd51f3c5b14e49~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/36275d_aff71f54ed3b4f52b8dd51f3c5b14e49~mv2.webp)
Jan 28, 20243 min read
I’m only 17
Valentina Larrivey, MS3 Emory University School of Medicine It’s 1968. I’m only 17. Two years in Mexicali, gathering paperwork, but I am...
11 views0 comments
![](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/36275d_8aa0d64cca054012961d552328b83f21~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_250,h_250,fp_0.50_0.50,q_30,blur_30,enc_auto/36275d_8aa0d64cca054012961d552328b83f21~mv2.webp)
![Una vez](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/36275d_8aa0d64cca054012961d552328b83f21~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/36275d_8aa0d64cca054012961d552328b83f21~mv2.webp)
Jan 28, 20242 min read
Una vez
Genaro Herrera Cano, MS3 University of Connecticut's School of Medicine Una vez, Caras aparecieron, Aquellas de mi sangre, Poblando la...
111 views0 comments
![](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/36275d_5b4c13d6b3a34e529144d2a4139dc796~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_250,h_250,fp_0.50_0.50,q_30,blur_30,enc_auto/36275d_5b4c13d6b3a34e529144d2a4139dc796~mv2.webp)
![Mi casa en pedazos](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/36275d_5b4c13d6b3a34e529144d2a4139dc796~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/36275d_5b4c13d6b3a34e529144d2a4139dc796~mv2.webp)
Jan 28, 20242 min read
Mi casa en pedazos
Camila Hernandez-Blanco, MS2 NYU Grossman School of Medicine entre las paredes escucho tu voz dulce como de leche llamándome, amándome...
115 views0 comments
![](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/36275d_9d62871433644ab0947e1ba9833eab00~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_250,h_250,fp_0.50_0.50,q_30,blur_30,enc_auto/36275d_9d62871433644ab0947e1ba9833eab00~mv2.webp)
![When A Hero Falls](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/36275d_9d62871433644ab0947e1ba9833eab00~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/36275d_9d62871433644ab0947e1ba9833eab00~mv2.webp)
Jan 28, 20241 min read
When A Hero Falls
Eli Hernandez Quiroz, MS2 Dartmouth Geisel School of Medicine About the Author: Eli Hernandez Quiroz is a second-year medical student at...
6 views0 comments
![](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/36275d_d4f461f18f7a4631a7670d27db78676d~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_250,h_250,fp_0.50_0.50,q_30,blur_30,enc_auto/36275d_d4f461f18f7a4631a7670d27db78676d~mv2.webp)
![Flee from Me](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/36275d_d4f461f18f7a4631a7670d27db78676d~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/36275d_d4f461f18f7a4631a7670d27db78676d~mv2.webp)
Jan 28, 20241 min read
Flee from Me
Marcos Ortiz, MS2 Morehouse School Of Medicine I thought that if I raced it to the finish line and won, It would retreat, afraid to...
9 views0 comments
![](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/36275d_d39b59751736489c88b46df05a309399~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_250,h_250,fp_0.50_0.50,q_30,blur_30,enc_auto/36275d_d39b59751736489c88b46df05a309399~mv2.webp)
![apology](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/36275d_d39b59751736489c88b46df05a309399~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/36275d_d39b59751736489c88b46df05a309399~mv2.webp)
Jan 28, 20242 min read
apology
Sofia Krause Campos, MS University of Arizona College of Medicine Tucson I wanted to leave you in the vast lands bordered by great...
3 views0 comments
![](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/36275d_981b9ba20d984ca58faef2d23393d859~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_250,h_250,fp_0.50_0.50,q_30,blur_30,enc_auto/36275d_981b9ba20d984ca58faef2d23393d859~mv2.webp)
![Leap of Faith](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/36275d_981b9ba20d984ca58faef2d23393d859~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/36275d_981b9ba20d984ca58faef2d23393d859~mv2.webp)
Jan 28, 20243 min read
Leap of Faith
Patricio Ruano, MS3 Michigan State University I’m a deer caught in the headlights of the future I’ve always worked for. I can’t stop its...
1 view0 comments
![](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/36275d_749cfdcd9478437e88a50bf75cb582df~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_250,h_250,fp_0.50_0.50,q_30,blur_30,enc_auto/36275d_749cfdcd9478437e88a50bf75cb582df~mv2.webp)
![La ClÃnica en Brasil](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/36275d_749cfdcd9478437e88a50bf75cb582df~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/36275d_749cfdcd9478437e88a50bf75cb582df~mv2.webp)
Jan 28, 20242 min read
La ClÃnica en Brasil
Kalina Machado, MS3 Otra vez I was en la estrada, This one the rain had undressed. Erased the paint from years ago, Scooped out some...
23 views0 comments
![](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/36275d_9465c19a36134ff990e605bfb878d2f9~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_250,h_250,fp_0.50_0.50,q_30,blur_30,enc_auto/36275d_9465c19a36134ff990e605bfb878d2f9~mv2.webp)
![Beauty after an MVA](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/36275d_9465c19a36134ff990e605bfb878d2f9~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/36275d_9465c19a36134ff990e605bfb878d2f9~mv2.webp)
Jan 28, 20241 min read
Beauty after an MVA
Ayse Guvenilir, MS1 i haven’t showered in a week and a half my hair is in disarray thousands of knots leaving it flattened and sealed and...
27 views0 comments
![](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/36275d_c9c17a4159bd4e49a1ac13f0d3f637c2~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_250,h_250,fp_0.50_0.50,lg_1,q_30,blur_30,enc_auto/36275d_c9c17a4159bd4e49a1ac13f0d3f637c2~mv2.webp)
![Un Dialogo Con F.G. Lorca](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/36275d_c9c17a4159bd4e49a1ac13f0d3f637c2~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_215,h_199,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/36275d_c9c17a4159bd4e49a1ac13f0d3f637c2~mv2.webp)
Jan 28, 20242 min read
Un Dialogo Con F.G. Lorca
Tristan Ibarra, University of Texas A&M A José Raúl Cárdenas y Kathryn Cole Busco, busco, busco Busco luces de la luna Arroyo de romances...
35 views0 comments
![](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/36275d_6a004728b04847bca648d2f3cce0e3b9~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_250,h_250,fp_0.50_0.50,q_30,blur_30,enc_auto/36275d_6a004728b04847bca648d2f3cce0e3b9~mv2.webp)
![El Cornejo](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/36275d_6a004728b04847bca648d2f3cce0e3b9~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/36275d_6a004728b04847bca648d2f3cce0e3b9~mv2.webp)
Jan 28, 20241 min read
El Cornejo
Matthew Rios, MS2 Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University Dogwood / El Cornejo About the Author: Matthew (Mateo) Rios is a...
25 views0 comments
![](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/36275d_bcd7247c16894339bbb6e7c654a56164~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_250,h_250,fp_0.50_0.50,q_30,blur_30,enc_auto/36275d_bcd7247c16894339bbb6e7c654a56164~mv2.webp)
![Calloused Hands](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/36275d_bcd7247c16894339bbb6e7c654a56164~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/36275d_bcd7247c16894339bbb6e7c654a56164~mv2.webp)
Jan 28, 20242 min read
Calloused Hands
Iliana Sanchez-Oberkircher, MS3 Tilman J. Fertitta Family College of Medicine at the University of Houston Froto mis manos afuera del...
124 views0 comments
![](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/36275d_b8107ef1fe9745879b2632caafff8d28~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_250,h_250,fp_0.50_0.50,lg_1,q_30,blur_30,enc_auto/36275d_b8107ef1fe9745879b2632caafff8d28~mv2.webp)
![From the Rubble](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/36275d_b8107ef1fe9745879b2632caafff8d28~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_301,h_241,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/36275d_b8107ef1fe9745879b2632caafff8d28~mv2.webp)
Jan 28, 20242 min read
From the Rubble
Richard Suarez, MS4 FIU Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine Broken and scattered These pieces lay, One, on top of another. Monochromatic...
6 views0 comments
![](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/36275d_5a720986551546e7b1a17765bbbbe067~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_250,h_250,fp_0.50_0.50,q_30,blur_30,enc_auto/36275d_5a720986551546e7b1a17765bbbbe067~mv2.webp)
![Sangre Morena](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/36275d_5a720986551546e7b1a17765bbbbe067~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/36275d_5a720986551546e7b1a17765bbbbe067~mv2.webp)
Jan 28, 20241 min read
Sangre Morena
Lorena Miss Ozuna, B.S University of Michigan Ann Arbor I stand coated and educated. But they don’t know; I come from healers. From...
38 views0 comments
![](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/36275d_325ea089c8fe4be79b141a9bab5e9d40~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_250,h_250,fp_0.50_0.50,q_30,blur_30,enc_auto/36275d_325ea089c8fe4be79b141a9bab5e9d40~mv2.webp)
![Abuela’s Healing](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/36275d_325ea089c8fe4be79b141a9bab5e9d40~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/36275d_325ea089c8fe4be79b141a9bab5e9d40~mv2.webp)
Jan 28, 20242 min read
Abuela’s Healing
Raquel Garcia, MS2 Duke University School of Medicine I remember the days I used to stay at my Abuela’s house, too sick to go to school....
78 views0 comments
![](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/36275d_b8107ef1fe9745879b2632caafff8d28~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_250,h_250,fp_0.50_0.50,lg_1,q_30,blur_30,enc_auto/36275d_b8107ef1fe9745879b2632caafff8d28~mv2.webp)
![Mosaic](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/36275d_b8107ef1fe9745879b2632caafff8d28~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_301,h_241,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/36275d_b8107ef1fe9745879b2632caafff8d28~mv2.webp)
Jan 28, 20242 min read
Mosaic
Richard Suarez, MS4 FIU Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine Heads, Tails, Floating in a Never ending dance of Swirls and twirls, And...
2 views0 comments
Opinion & Arts: Blog2
bottom of page