When I meet new people, my Appalachian dialect typically tips people off that I might have grown up a little off the beaten path. In...

For those who do not know, Steve Spurrier is one very good football coach. He is recently retired and holds the second most wins in the...

Recently, I was given the honor of contacting my little brother, 13 years my junior, to let him know that he would be a part of the...

Contact precautions. You will see this sign posted countless times outside of patient rooms. It is standard protocol in any healthcare...

I sometimes feel like I’m stuck in a time capsule filled with notes, textbooks, exams, and a single watch. The watch never stops ticking,...

To this day, Quillen’s Director of Admissions tells me I was the sickest student he’d ever seen interview in forty years. I was wrought...

It was the first day of my rural primary care health fair week, and my second patient of the day taught me a lesson that will continue to...

There are two framed pictures above my desk. One is of three trees on a green line of grass and the other is a group of buildings with...

It is our humanity that will set us apart. It is what is memorable to those around us, what is lasting, and what we will carry with us to...

Coming into medical school, I knew I had a great deal to learn about sympathy, empathy, and overall compassion. However, lessons learned...