"At our white-coat ceremony back in August, an event that marks the beginning of a medical student's journey, I found myself missing my own family 3,000 miles away. However, it brought me indescribable joy watching the way my classmates looked at one another, at their families, and at the people who showed up for them. There was this quiet but powerful potential brewing among the crowd."
"There's a quiet moment each morning - just before the sun slips through the blinds, before I call my best friend asking if we are both catching the 8:46 a.m. shuttle to our first lecture - when I find myself missing my family. A few months ago, I graduated from college, packed my suitcases, and said goodbye to my parents to start medical school at Stanford ."
I left my home in New York to move across the country and start medical school at Stanford. My weeks are busy with long lectures, cadaver labs, and social engagements while I build a new community. Each morning there is a quiet moment when I miss my family and call home to share nerves and eagerness about rebuilding community. People warned that medical school would be hard, and it has been challenging but also beautiful. A typical Thursday included an armpit-region cadaver lab, grocery shopping, and laundry to prepare fresh scrubs. The white-coat ceremony brought joy and a powerful sense of potential among classmates and families.
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