English Major and Pre-Med: Reconciling Medicine and Literature through Stories

By: Stephanie Koo

It’s a normal day at the hospital. I, a valued member of the Emergency Department translational research team, approach a patient to enroll them in one of our studies (read: extremely socially awkward girl, wearing scrubs too big for her, bothers sick and crying kids and their sleep-deprived parents, to ask them questions about the… More English Major and Pre-Med: Reconciling Medicine and Literature through Stories By: Stephanie Koo

“Soooo….Do You Want to be a Teacher?”: Lessons Learned from Being an English Major

I never liked kids. My mom loves to tell the story of how, when I was five, I asked where babies come from.  After she detailed the process in five-year-old speak, I wrinkled my nose. “Am I going to have to do that?” Don’t get me wrong, I like my own family members.  I have… More “Soooo….Do You Want to be a Teacher?”: Lessons Learned from Being an English Major