They Cut Me Off In Med School—Until They Saw My Name On The ER Badge

left uncapped. I walked aimlessly down the empty hallway, my scrubs whispering softly with each step, my brain supplying a list of rational explanations—technical issues, a hacked account, some insane phone company error.

The thing about rational explanations, though, is that they rarely come wrapped in words like “don’t contact us again.”

I found myself continue reading …