Dorothy N. Charles, MDOn Destinations and JourneysSo technically, officially, as of last Friday, I’m no longer a third year medical student — but kinda not yet a fourth year (my year off…Jun 21, 2017Jun 21, 2017
Dorothy N. Charles, MDOn Celebrating ThanksgivingThanksgiving, like many US holidays, is grounded in a whitewashed history of colonialist genocide and oppression. How should we respond?Nov 24, 2016Nov 24, 2016
Dorothy N. Charles, MDOn Renewing Our Commitment to Love and JusticeI went to bed early last night, trusting I’d wake up to a world where I’d be calling Clinton “Madame President.” Turns out that I had too…Nov 9, 2016Nov 9, 2016
Dorothy N. Charles, MDOn “Between the World and Me,” Medicine, and MisogynoirSeveral weeks ago, I read Ta-Nehisi Coates’s new book, Between the World and Me, a bold, compelling, and beautifully written letter to his…Aug 13, 2015Aug 13, 2015
Dorothy N. Charles, MDWhen Alternate Universes Collide: Facing Racial Battle Fatigue as a Black Medical StudentWhen I started medical school last August, I arrived on campus excited to fulfill my childhood dream of becoming a doctor, eager to learn…Jul 2, 2015Jul 2, 2015
Dorothy N. Charles, MDOn Institutional Silence and the Status QuoLast night, in the middle of reading news articles about the Baltimore riots and catching up with social media coverage of events on the…Apr 28, 2015Apr 28, 2015