Zainab MabizariDear InternsCongratulations are in order — welcome! The title “Doctor” will feel strange, but in this moment, it will taste sweet, so savor it. I’m…6 min read·Aug 9, 2021----
Zainab MabizariThe Strain On Our EmpathyIn my first weeks of intern year, as all interns do, I spent long days in the hospital worrying about the health of my patients and my…5 min read·Aug 9, 2021----
Zainab Mabizari‘Who Has Access to Health Care?’ and Other Questions Worth AskingI remember the first time I filled out the application for the Affordable Care Act (ACA)’s marketplace insurance for my family, I filled…5 min read·Mar 2, 2021----
Zainab MabizariCan We Carry the Burden of the Stories We Bear Witness To?We’re familiar with the photo: an emaciated child doubled over, ribs visible, every joint angle of their body a sharp contrast in the…4 min read·Feb 24, 2021----
Zainab MabizariWhen a Stethoscope Amplifies SilenceThe first time I confronted death, I was wearing oversized scrubs in a room filled with steel tanks holding bodies I was afraid to look at…6 min read·Jan 30, 2021----