As someone who grew up knowing and using the word “kosher’ to have one particular meaning, it has been interesting to see how mainstream society has co-opted the word for usage in a different context. Its newly expanded meaning describes something as acceptable or proper and does not apply solely to food. No matter how […]
Required Reading
I believe that any student aspiring for a career in any of the health professions ought to read this book: When Breath Becomes Air by the late Paul Kalanithi. Only 0.0012% of adults aged thirty-six get lung cancer, yet Dr. Kalanithi was that statistic. But calling him such is a disservice because he was an […]
Living Through Vet School
That may seem like an odd title. Don’t most people (all I would hope?) live through vet school? Yes, in an ideal situation, most of us will in fact live through vet school. We may have some late nights, some boring moments of studying a less-than-appealing subject, and some stressful times. But, we will live. […]
