March 26, 2015Thursday ChristianityDO & student voicesmedical schoolreligion Religion and medicine I’m an atheist—and a student at a Christian medical school Initially nervous about studying at a religious school, Jordan E.K. Hitchens, OMS II, shares the surprising revelations she’s had there.
July 2, 2013Tuesday graduate medical educationreligion ‘Ramadan makes you stronger’ Long days without food or water: Muslim residents talk about Ramadan Unwilling to compromise their faith, these residents and students find ways to fast while working long hours.
March 29, 2013Friday obstetrics-gynecologypatient carereligionwork-life balance Divine intervention Keeping the faith: What happens when religion and medicine intersect? Medicine poses challenges to devout Jewish and Christian physicians. Here’s how some DOs reconcile their profession with their beliefs.
April 24, 2012Tuesday medical schoolmuslimreligion Advocates for change Being different: Muslim DO students see themselves as cultural emissaries “When non-Muslims find out you’re Muslim, it engages them and opens up the avenue for them to ask you a lot of questions,” one student says.