INTIMA SPRING 2024 | FIELD NOTES

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A Lucky Man | Leena Ambady

There are many questions and few answers, when it comes to a caregiver’s role: Some handle it with honesty and skill, as a medical student at Harvard observes.

The Confabulist's Daughter | Lauren Burgoon

When a mother tells outlandish tales, it’s time to figure out what’s going on with her brain.

How-Tos for Hospice Nurses | Denise Napoli Long

Patience, watchfulness, a sense of humor: Directions for keeping sane when working with end-of-life patients and their families.

Hurried | Molly McCormick

So much to do, so little time: a sweet and meaningful moment during the day of an anesthesiologist is one we’d all like to experience.

My Own Shock | Maxwell Wilberding

From triage to the trauma bay, a young doctor finds it is good to be surrounded by fellow medical students and kind clinicians when experiencing anaphylaxsis.

Renewal | Lauren Klingman

How does your garden grow? In the center of a worldwide pandemic, the question can be answered one emotional day at a time.

Stairwell Reflections | Steffi Gauguet

At 3am, after the long hours of back-to-back shifts, a pediatric intensive care physician tries to make sense of the punishing workload so many clinicians face every day.

To Speak | Krishna Chaganti

On a routine check-in, a dying patient unexpectedly says, ‘I love you,’ and the memory of that moment causes a young doctor to wonder about her reaction.

When the Patient Has No Money | Wentiirim B. Annankra

During a day of training in a hospital in Nepal, a pediatric ER resident sees first-hand exactly what rupees can buy.