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

tuition statements, rotation schedules, exam results. I printed them in the library between classes, pages warm and smelling of toner. I took pictures of my ID badge, my notes, even the white board where the attending had written my name next to the patients I was following.

I sent all of it to my parents’ emails, carefully worded messages outlining continue reading …