Class of 2025 Graduation
Commencement 2025 By Sarah Roddy ’80-B Dear Class of 2025, Congratulations on your graduation! All of the deans and faculty are so proud of you! We were blessed by your time in Loma Linda. You came to medical school as a class already having many accomplishments. You had received awards for academic achievement, research, leadership, […]
The Pain Scale
The Pain Scale By Emmanuelle (Emmy) Issa’25 “On a scale from 0 to 10 with 0 being no pain and 10 being the worst pain you’ve ever felt, what would you rate your pain right now?” A stream of frustration accompanied an angry command to leave. “I would hate me too if I were you, […]
Orientation: Proceed With Caution (And Coffee)
Orientation: Proceed With Caution (And Coffee) By Rozalyn Morauske ’25 This piece captures the moment just before medical school gets real, the first day of clinical rotations. I drew it from my point of view surrounded by classmates still riding the wave of hope, nerves, and caffeine. Rozalyn Morauske ’25 is now a preliminary […]
Village Dreams
Village Dreams By Daniel Korankye-Boadu ’25 I was born in a small village in Ghana, where dreams often died before they ever found a voice. My parents, loving and full of hope, had little formal education and even fewer resources. In our home, poverty wasn’t poetic; it was reality. Hunger was familiar. Electricity was a luxury, […]
Complex Anatomy
Complex Anatomy By Ja’Neil Humphrey ’25 This illustration is a rendered depiction of the facial nerve’s complex anatomy and its relationship to surrounding structures within the parotid region. The composition highlights the branching pattern of the facial nerve (cranial nerve VII) as it traverses the parotid gland and fans out across the face and facial […]
BY THE GRADUATES: Truth or Humanity
Truth or Humanity By Nico Belliard ’25 We enter medical training with an idealism fixed on helping those who suffer. It’s a beautiful impetus, and one that gets us through the endless nights studying for prerequisites and preclinicals. Then one day—on the wards, in the clinic—we learn the truth of our humanity: sometimes, we can’t […]
The Match: Unscrambling the Process
The Holding Fund: A Legacy of Service and Stewardship By Daniel Giang ’83 Imagine It’s 1951… You’re on the verge of graduating from medical school. After countless hours typing out 20 applications and carefully crafting personal statements, you’ve completed interviews at several hospitals. You’re hoping—really hoping—to match at Ivy University, near your fiancé’s hometown. But […]
