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A Guide to Your (Many) First Days

Sachit Singal, MD, reflects on intern year and offers advice to the incoming class of first-year Brigham residents
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Broadening My Horizons: From Clinician to Clinician-Scientist

Kanupriya “Kanu” Kusumakar, MBBS, MD, MMSc, a research fellow in Pathology, shares her journey from clinical practice to research lab and how mentors and the postdoc community have helped support and uplift her.
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A Meaningful and Personal Career Transition

In a special, alumni-themed edition of Next Generation, Shardae “Shaye” Williams shares her experience as part of the Genomes2People team
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The Power of Sharing Discoveries

Postdoctoral research fellow Vasundhara Mathur, MD, describes her journey of discovery from New Delhi to Boston and how working with patients has shaped her experience
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Connecting My Passions to Advance Medicine

Isabel H. Gonzalez-Bocco, MD, shares her experiences as a postdoctoral research fellow in the Division of Infectious Disease
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Dr. Paul Farmer, My Brigham North Star

Brittany Powell, MD, MPP, a General Surgery resident in the Department of Surgery, describes lessons in medicine and global health she learned from the late Paul Farmer, MD, PhD, chief of the Division of Global Health Equity and a pioneer in the field of global health
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Knowing a Patient as a Person: Jimmy’s Story

Internal Medicine Resident Gunsagar S. Gulati, MD, PhD, has learned that every patient has a story beyond their illness—in this “Next Generation” column, he shares one of his patient’s stories
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Finding Order Amid the Chaos of Codes

Michael Senter-Zapata, MD, shares the story of the creation of Code Blue, an app designed for trainees that could decrease code-related anxiety, decision fatigue and cognitive load
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Finding My Focus

Postdoctoral fellow Stecia-Marie Fletcher, PhD, shares how her experiences in the Focused Ultrasound Laboratory have shaped her career interests.
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Next Generation: I Would Be Scared if I Heard That Too

Hussain Lalani, MD, MPH, of the Division of Pharmacoepidemiology and Pharmacoeconomics, was one of six winners of the 2022 Lasker Foundation Essay Writing Contest.
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Incoming Interns, Your Simurgh Awaits

Amin Aalipour, MD, PhD, resident-physician in Internal Medicine, shares advice for incoming interns

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Next Generation: Living By My Baba’s Core Values

Bidisha “Eshaani” Mitra, PhD, a postdoctoral research fellow in the Gewurz laboratory, shares how her father's success mantra helped shape who she is today
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Next Generation: Two Backgrounds, One Purpose

Postdoctoral fellows Tiffany Chen, MD, and Jana Lipkova, PhD, have different backgrounds but have come together to create tools for pathologists.
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My Brigham Family Reminds Me That I Am Not Alone

Nadiya Chuchvara, MD, reflects on growing up in Ukraine and the support she has received from her Brigham family during the most difficult weeks of her life
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Bone Deep: Generating New Knowledge to Benefit Our Patients

Heardley “Moses” Murdock, MD, a second-year resident in Internal Medicine, shares his experience on the front lines of clinical care and research during his bone marrow transplant rotation
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Rising from the Depths of My Diagnoses

Lena Liu, MD, a Mass General Brigham neurology resident, shares her mental health journey, through burnout and imposter syndrome to feeling true joy again
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Motivation Begins at the Bedside

Megan Sulciner, MD, describes her motivation to pursue discoveries and innovations

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Defining Success through Gratitude

Samantha R. Cothias, MD, who is completing her preliminary year in Internal Medicine, describes what fills her with gratitude

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Navigating the Frailty Pathway with My Older Trauma Patients

Orly Nadell Farber, MD, an intern in the Department of Surgery, shares her experience in caring for trauma patients and her discovery of the power of simple changes and honest conversations
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Partnerships to Strengthen Disaster Response

Morgan Broccoli, MD, MPH, a Global Emergency Medicine fellow, shares her experience deploying to Haiti after the 2021 earthquake
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Advice for Interns: Never Worry Alone

Internal medicine resident Charlotte Story, MD, offers advice for the incoming class of Brigham interns
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Staying Centered Through Music

Da’Marcus Baymon, MD, a Harvard Affiliated Emergency Medicine resident at Mass General Brigham, shares his day in music
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Shaping Surgical Practice in the Era of Climate Change

Elizabeth Yates, MD, is helping guide system-level solutions to environmental sustainability that work for the surgeon, rather than adding to their burden of work
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Pregnant & Vaccinated

Alice Abernathy, MD, an Obstetrics and Gynecology resident, weighs the known risks of COVID-19 against the theoretical risks of the vaccine
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Vote: The Health of Our Democracy and Our Patients Depend on It

Resident Kelly Schuering, MD, shares why the work of the VoteRx team to increase voter registration and awareness in the lead up to the 2020 presidential election is personally and professionally meaningful to her.
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Speaking the Universal Language of Science

Research trainee Thijs van Schaik reflects on his experience arriving at the Brigham for an internship in Khalid Shah’s lab
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Building My Improvement Mindset

Medical school student Katie Rowe shares her experience working for CareZooming
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Next Generation: I Was a Doctor With COVID-19 — And I Will Not Be the Last

Maxwell Coll, MD, an internal medicine resident, shares his experience of being diagnosed with and recovering from COVID-19

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Taking the First Step Toward a Career as a Physician-Scientist

As an international postdoctoral scholar, Zahra Aryan, MD, MPH, was nervous about being accepted in the U.S. but found a welcoming home at the Brigham
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Next Generation: Taking a Stand Against Nuclear War

Joseph G. Hodgkin, MD, a second-year Internal Medicine resident, shares his experience joining fellow physicians to advocate for de-escalation and disarmament, extending the legacy of both his family and the Brigham in the pursuit of peace
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Next Generation: Bringing Our Patients’ Stories to Life

Mara Feingold-Link, MD, worked with others to bring “My Life, My Story,” a Veterans Affairs (VA) program that adds a first-person account of a patient’s life to their chart, to the Brigham.
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Next Generation: Run the List

Walker Redd, MD, and Emily Gutowski share the story behind their podcast for medical students
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Insights from a Summer of Science

A summer spent at the bench helped high school student Karly Hamilton learn about the true nature of science and collaboration.
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Thinking Upside-Down

Jacqueline Boehme, MD, describes how being on a game show helped bring her medical skills into focus
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Advice for Interns: Never Forget to Listen

This month’s column is written by Tracy Makuvire, MD, of the Internal Medicine Residency Program.
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Opening the Black Box of Industry

This month’s column is written by David Chiang, MD, PhD, a research fellow in the lab of Calum MacRae, MD, PhD, at the Brigham a current fellow at Boston Scientific through the Partners Innovation Fellows Program
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Making a Difference for Trauma Patients

After growing up in a city with one of the highest murder rates in the world, Juan Herrera-Escobar, MD, was motivated to become a trauma researcher.

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The Wild West of Medicine

Aaron Kithcart, MD PhD, a cardiology fellow, shares his experiences using social media as a physician and student of medicine
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Under the Same Sun: Helping Others Locally and Globally

This month’s Next Generation column is written by Abraar Karan, MD, MPH, a second-year resident in the Department of Medicine and the Doris and Howard Hiatt Residency in Global Health Equity.

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Bringing Compassion, Resiliency and Humanity to Medicine

This month, Crystal J. J. Yeo, MD, PhD, MRCP (U.K.), a Neuromuscular Medicine fellow in the Department of Neurology, discusses her thoughts on healing, compassion and physician wellness.
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Building the House Staff Council

Douglas Jacobs, MD, MPH, a resident in the Department of Medicine, discusses the creation of the Brigham House Staff Council and the important work that members have accomplished since the council formed earlier this year.

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Bringing Wellness Beyond the Brigham

Rich Joseph, MD, MBA, shares his experiences in helping launch an ongoing health and wellness series led by residents at Sportsmen’s Tennis and Enrichment Center in Dorchester
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Iron Man Meets iHub: Resident Follows his Superhero’s Path to Innovation

Brian Park, MD, shares his experiences working with the Brigham Digital Innovation Hub.
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Making Patients Feel at Home

Anita Rao, MD, shares her experiences helping patients through the Home Hospital program.
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Fostering Community and Connection for Postdocs

Ashley Ogawa-Wong, PhD, a research fellow in the Department of Medicine, shares her experiences as a postdoc and how participating in the BWH Postdoctoral Leadership Council has allowed her to extend her postdoc training beyond the bench.  
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Paging Doctor Intern: Advice for New Physicians

Wilfredo Matias, MD, shares words of wisdom that have guided him through his first year as a physician. 
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An ‘Eye-Opening’ Experience: Fellow Shares Thoughts From Recent Service Trip

For newly minted fellow Owen Harris, MD, travelling to Gallup, New Mexico for a trip hosted by the Brigham and Women’s Outreach Program with Indian Health Service was an eye-opening experience both culturally and professionally.
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Next Generation: The House He Built

Next Generation is a BWH Clinical & Research News (CRN) column penned by students, residents, fellows and postdocs. This month’s column is written by Ersilia M. DeFilippis, MD, a third-year resident in the Department of Medicine.
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Strangers at the bedside: Importance of self-care in medicine

This month’s column is written by Junaid Nabi, MD, MPH, a senior project manager in the Division of Urology and the Center for Surgery and Public Health.
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Next Generation: Three Worlds, One Vision

BWH research trainees are working on a project, “Triloka,” that uses virtual reality technologies to help people with depression
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Next Generation: Embracing the Light

This month’s column features remarks that Shekinah N. Elmore, MD, MPH, presented at the 2015 Harvard Medical School commencement.

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Fitness Trackers: On Track or Not?

Neil Shaw, MD, recently spent an elective rotation with Brigham iHub.
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Next Generation: Amplifying Residents’ Voices through “The House”

Next Generation is a BWH Clinical & Research News (CRN) column penned by students, residents, fellows and postdocs. This month’s column is written by Daniel Weisberg, MD, a third-year resident in the Internal Medicine Residency Program.
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Next Generation: Combating Discrimination in the Medical Profession

Next Generation is a BWH Clinical & Research News (CRN) column penned by students, residents, fellows and postdocs. This month’s column is written by Altaf Saadi, MD, a chief resident in the Department of Neurology.

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The Next Generation: Lessons in Empathy and Cross-Cultural Care

Nidhi (Rhea) Udyavar, MD, describes her work to improve cross-cultural communication between surgeons and patients through a new educational initiative
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The Next Generation: Getting Real About Health Care Costs

Health care costs are in the national news. Ravi Parikh, MD, shares what he’s seen happening at a much more local level, as patients struggle when prescribed high-cost medications and as his mentors at BWH strive to keep costs and spending low.
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Next Generation: Re-Conceptualization of Health

Dr. Ahmed Kurdi shares his thoughts on redefining what it is to be healthy.

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The Next Generation: The Importance of Palliative Care

Elizabeth Lilley, MD, MPH, explores providing care, especially to surgical patients, when a cure is not possible.
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The Next Generation: On the Lookout for Threats to Global Health

Vin Gupta, MD, MSc, a reservist in the U.S. Air Force’s Critical Care Air Transport Team and a third-year fellow in the Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine at BWH, shares observations and insights into threats to global health security.
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The Next Generation: Stories That Heal

Narrative medicine is a growing field within medicine that allows physicians and trainees to tell the lesser-told stories, writes Ersilia M. DeFilippis, MD.
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The Next Generation: A New Beginning for Interventional Radiology

This month’s "Next Generation" column is written by Liwei Jiang, MD, BWH’s first interventional radiology resident.
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The Next Generation: Getting to the Core of Anesthesiology

Next Generation is a CRN column penned by students, residents, fellows and postdocs. This month’s column is written by M. Alice Vijjeswarapu, MD.
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Knowing When to Ask for Help: Thoughts From a New Intern

Joshua Jolissaint, MD, a first-year resident in the BWH General Surgery Residency program, discusses the balancing act of graduated autonomy, patient safety and escalation of care that interns face.
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Next Generation: Thoughts on Wellness from a BWH Physician-Athlete

This month, we bring you a column from our archives written by Claire Twark, MD, who was a third-year resident in the BWH Department of Psychiatry in 2016.
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Bridging the Islands of Heart and Lung Medicine

Bradley Wertheim, MD, shares insights gained from working across the boundaries of two academic specialties
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BWH Experts Forge Connections with Entrepreneurs to Drive Innovation

The Brigham Research Institute has partnered with the Massachusetts Biotechnology Council to facilitate collaborations between clinical and research experts at BWH and local biomedical startups
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Helping Postdocs Succeed at Grant Writing

Andrei Avanesov, PhD, a postdoctoral fellow in the Gladyshev lab, describes the launch of the Grant Writing Circle Pilot, a new resource for postdocs
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The Changing Health Care Landscape: Transitions of Care Initiatives

Two second-year pharmacy residents explore how pharmacists can contribute to the multidisciplinary efforts aimed at bridging the gap between ambulatory and inpatient care.
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Next Generation: Helping Patients Triumph after Mastectomy

Next Generation is a BWH Clinical & Research News (CRN) column penned by students, residents, fellows and postdocs. This month’s column is written by Tatiana Kelil, MD, a third-year resident in the BWH Department of Radiology.
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Next Generation: How An Unconventional Mentorship Program Has Taught and Inspired Me

Third-year medical student Cathy Hao describes her experience participating in the BWH Nursing-Medical Student Mentorship Program.
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Next Generation: Hacking Health Care

Joao Ribas, a PhD student and research fellow shares his perspective on the 2015 Brigham Innovation Hub’s Hackathon.
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Next Generation: The Search for Evidence in Everyday Medicine

Kyle Morawski, MD, shares why he joined the Center for Healthcare Delivery Sciences as a fellow.
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Next Generation: Indian Health Service and Navajo Nation

Shubha Lakshmi Bhat, MD, an internal medicine resident at BWH, shares her experiences in global and humanitarian health.
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Next Generation: Arriving and Thriving as a Postdoc

Center for Neurologic Diseases postdoc Chantal Kuhn describes her introduction to life at BWH and how she became part of the Mentoring Circles Program.
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The Next Generation: Learning the Depth of “Whatever it Takes”

Alexi Matousek, MD, MPH, an Arthur Tracy Cabot Fellow and Global Health Equity in Surgery resident, reflects on his experience taking part in the training program managed by BWH’s Center for Surgery and Public Health.
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The Next Generation: Advice for Interns

Elizabeth Richey, MD, who is starting her third year in BWH’s Internal Medicine Residency Program, reflects on her intern year and offers advice to incoming interns who recently began their training at BWH at the end of June.