Category: Health Humanities
Maternal-fetal medicine manages the prevention and treatment of health issues concerning the mother and the child before, during, and after pregnancy. Maternal health is essential in identifying and targeting health risks in women...
Dermatologist Jenna Lester, one of the leading professionals in researching medical literature and its lack of representation Healthcare disparities between racial groups in the United States, despite being one of the most developed countries...
Hello, my name is Kelly Chong. Today, I will be presenting “AIDS in the Black communities of North Carolina”. Wangari Maathai, the first African women Nobel Peace Prize winner, once claimed that HIV...
It was evening, and the grim of the silent night had fallen upon Temate, a village which is about 20km from our hometown, Kumawu. My grandfather had 20 acres of vegetable farm nearby...
Abstract Carley Arendas spent four hours in the pyschiatric unit of the UNC Medical Center Emergency Department. In this paper, she examines the routines and strategies of the doctors, nurses, and social workers...
Abstract Graham Burri writes about his shadowing experience in UNC’s Psychiatric Ward. He profiles two individuals who are making extended stays in the ward, highlighting the benefits that come from their treatment. ...
Abstract Elizabeth Wheless describes her shadowing experience in UNC Hospital’s Psychiatric Unit. She focuses on how people going through the hardest times in their lives, dealing with things like autism and depression, are...
Abstract In this observation article, Elizabeth Campbell highlights the human connections that form between doctors and patients in the Pediatric Emergency Department. CHAPEL HILL, NC. UNC Pediatric Emergency Department. Yellow I walk...
Abstract Michelle Zheng runs through a standard four hour graveyard shift at the UNC E.D. She focuses on the relationship between the nurses in the Department, offering insight into how they pass the...
Abstract Kendall Barbour spent time shadowing the nurses and physicians in the Psychiatric E.R. at UNC Medicine. There, she was able to connect with a recently-admitted psychiatric patient through simple listening and communication....