Resident Physician Contributing Writer
Cleveland Clinic Akron General Medical Center
Negin is an emergency medicine resident physician currently training at Cleveland Clinic Akron General Medical Center. In 2017, she graduated from the University of San Francisco with a Bachelor of Science in biology. She then graduated from Johns Hopkins University with a Master of Science in biotechnology. Negin completed her Doctor of Medicine degree from Northeast Ohio Medical University in 2023. She enjoys playing with her dog and two cats, traveling, playing music, and reading in her free time. After finishing her residency, Negin would like to pursue a fellowship. Her interests are currently prehospital, wilderness, and global health medicine.
“Code blue!” They teach it as an algorithm and a protocol. But what you are not taught are the emotions attached to a code. I had just finished a cholecystectomy case on my surgery rotation and was walking by the medical intensive care unit when I heard “rapid response team, coronary care unit (CCU).” Since the CCU was not far and I am interested in emergency and critical care medicine, I decided to go to …
Medical student Rebekah Russell reflects on her experience with the healthcare system during a miscarriage.
Showing love in times of loss, being a beacon of hope, taking time to spend with family and regaining our humanity are just some of the values medical student writer Karl Heward emphasizes should be reflected in our practice of medicine while demonstrating how personal tragedy courageously inspired him to adopt this mindset.
Medical Student Contributing Writer
University of Utah School of Medicine
Karl Is a 1st generation college and medical student. He is from Utah. He's always had an interest in well-being, with an emphasis on mental wellness. He has a bachelor's degree in psychology. He's been volunteering in homeless shelter's since high school, He was a coordinator for the 4th street Neurology Clinic (a homeless outreach clinic), and he founded the Mindfulness Interest Group at the University of Utah School of medicine. He continues to work wellness into his practice of medicine, and was recently inducted into GHHS.
