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Guiding Patients Toward Healthier Lives
I have always harbored interests in obesity medicine, diabetes care, nutrition, and fitness, so entering medical school, I craved...
Rachel Huynh (Medicine, Class of 2027)
Aug 27, 20243 min read
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Empowering Others through Health Coaching
One of the many reasons I decided to participate in the Words of the Wards program was to familiarize myself better with the vulnerable...
Ruben Hernandez (Medicine, 2027)
Aug 6, 20242 min read
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Harnessing Interprofessional Collaboration Through Word on the Wards
I’ve always been passionate about how interprofessional collaboration can maximize patient outcomes. As a student physical therapist,...
Sophia Sears (Physical Therapy, Class of 2025)
Aug 6, 20241 min read
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Enhancing My Approach to Patient Care
I decided to join the Word on the Wards (WoW) program to improve my ability to discuss sensitive topics with patients in a caring and...
Julia Wolf (Medicine, Class of 2027)
Aug 6, 20241 min read
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Connecting Beyond Care
Volunteering with Word on the Wards has been a truly rewarding experience. As a volunteer health coach, I had the opportunity to work...
Denissa Widiarto (Medicine, Class of 2027)
Aug 6, 20242 min read
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Life Lessons From My Patient
Word on the Wards has provided me with some of the most meaningful patient encounters I have experienced thus far in pharmacy school. I...
Nikki Nobahar (Pharmacy, Class of 2022)
Sep 12, 20202 min read
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Patients Are MORE Than Their List of Conditions
Volunteering with Word on the Wards was definitely a rewarding experience and a great opportunity for me to experience a different type...
David Dang (Pharmacy, Class of 2021T)
Sep 12, 20202 min read
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Forging Relationships with Our Patients Can Heal Even the Deepest of Wounds
My Words on the Wards experience has been extremely rewarding and enlightening. In the short amount of time I spent at Zuckerberg San...
Shyam Patel (Medicine, Class of 2024)
Sep 12, 20202 min read
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What do you say when a man that is broken physically, mentally and emotionally, asks you, “why me?”.
What do you say when a man that is broken physically, mentally and emotionally, asks you, “why me?”. In both sessions I was signed up for...
Carrie Bi (Pharmacy, Class of 2022)
Sep 12, 20202 min read
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Impact of Communication in Healthcare
Word on Ward provided a great opportunity for me to realize the importance of effective communication in healthcare field as it can have...
Yoonie Jung (Pharmacy, Class of 2022)
Sep 9, 20202 min read
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