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‘There’s no Higher High Than Saving a Life’: Michael Hirsh, M.D.
UMass Memorial Medical Center Chief of Pediatric Surgery Michael Hirsh’s parents were both Holocaust survivors. They had been in a concentration camp in Holland, where his mother was trained as a nurse. “She passed away in 2021 at the age of 97, but she was the best diagnostician I’ve ever met,” Hirsh said. “And I’m […]
A Career of Lifelong Learning: Giancarlo Santos, D.D.S.
One of Board Certified Orthodontist Giancarlo Santos’s favorite aspects to his career is the fact that his patients deeply appreciate his efforts. Recalling an instance when one of his patients had just gotten her braces off, Santos had given her a fantastic cosmetic result, and she had pulled him aside to express her appreciation for […]
Resource-Limited Critical Care in Military Medicine: Jessica Bunin, M.D., M.H.P.E.
Some dream of becoming doctors in a hospital, and others may hope to open their own private practice or practice in an academic setting. However, many do not consider the career path of becoming a military doctor, who provides medical care to active members of the military and their families. Becoming a military doctor was […]
Emotion Regulation & the Universe of Human Psychology: Bryan Denny, Ph.D.
Prior to entering the world of cognitive neuroscience, Rice University Associate Professor of Psychology Bryan Denny described himself as an “idealistic kid” who had a diverse array of interests in math, science and literature. Because of his passion for so many different subjects, he wasn’t sure what he wanted to do until he entered college […]
Love Your Menses: Achieving Global Menstrual Equity
Until very recently, the issue of menstrual equity has been given little consideration globally and also in the United States. As of 2015, there are an estimated 800 million people on the planet who are menstruating, out of whom 500 million lack access to adequate resources for managing their periods. A recent study found that […]
It’s a privilege to work in patient care: Amin Al-Ahmad, M.D.
One day, Cardiac Electrophysiologist Al Ahmad was preparing to perform a routine procedure on another doctor. He told his patient that it was just a straightforward, one-hour routine procedure, but the patient replied by reminding Al-Ahmad that a one-hour procedure for a doctor could be the most important hour of his life. Al-Ahmad was significantly […]
Cambodian Genocide Refugee Turned Cardiac Nurse: Phalary Huy, R.N., B.S.N.
On April 7, 1975, the Khmer Rouge communist regime conquered the Cambodian capital of Phnom Penh. Their occupation aimed for Cambodia to become a classless society, instituting extreme communism and abolishing civil and political rights, money, private property and religion. Citizens were forced to farm in harsh conditions, and anyone deemed an “intellectual” was killed, […]
Expanding Diversity in Cognitive Neuroscience Studies: Audrey Duarte, Ph.D.
As the first member of her family to attend and graduate college, University of Texas at Austin Professor of Psychology Audrey Duarte recalled a number of challenging instances during her career and education. Specifically, she felt the effects of Imposter Syndrome — the feeling of not being good enough to “deserve to be around certain […]