Meharry Medical College

As the world continues to develop, so does the medical field. New medical problems arise almost every day. In order to keep up with all these changes, there is a profession that focuses solely on improving health care called biomedical engineering. For many people it is hard to completely understand the impact that biomedical engineering has had on the lives of many people, but knowing that it has produced a tremendous amount of devices and concepts since its beginnings can help someone start to…

assessment is one of the process of assess and obtaining information about patient’s health history and family medical history which help in planning patient’s care. A nurse uses subjective and objective data to assess patient and the five nursing process to conduct patient’s health care. Interviewing patients is one first step. This paper discusses the health history of Mrs., family medical history, and overall reflection of the interview. I have an opportunity to interview Mrs. E. She…

“Never let me go” is a suggestive philosophical work about love, life, mortality and the choice we face between challenging our destinies and accepting them. This movie takes place after the Second World War where human cloning is predominant in medical science. Human clones are created so that they can donate their organs as young adults. These young adults were raised in a boarding school and were known as the “future donors”. They will die after donating their fourth organ, which is their…

Eva’s death is crucial in understanding Eva as Christ in Uncle Tom’s Cabin . Her death is a very hotly debated subject by literary critics. One critic, Isabella White, in her article, “The Uses of Death in Uncle Tom’s Cabin offers several possible explanations for why Stowe had Eva die in the novel. One of her theories is that “Eva’s death is a condemnation of a world which has caused her too much pain.” (White 9) She states that Eva was simply too good for the world she lived in, and Stowe has…

knowledge of my aching shame. /Shame, shame, shame / drown in your fucking shame (Kane 7)”. This shame is more or less rooted in a judgmental view of the other. Indeed, without the other, the “I” would not have come to terms with the process of medical treatment.” To win the…

In the essay “Why Abortion is Immoral,” philosopher Don Marquis uses utilitarian principles to argue that “abortion is, except in rare cases, seriously immoral…[and] in the same category as killing an innocent human being” (223). However, he deliberately avoids relating his thesis to abortion in the specific contexts of rape, maternal death, and severe postpartum health complications. Thus, in my analysis of his claim, I plan on adopting Marquis’ utilitarian perspective to evaluate the…

Both Hamlet and Holden Caulfield have extreme psychological issues that stem from the tragic deaths that occured within their families. However, literary critics have questioned the authenticity of Hamlet’s so-called “insanity” for centuries. Holden’s mental illness is much more believable than the psychological issues that Hamlet claims to have. This is shown through Holden’s obsession with suicide, Hamlet’s soliloquies about his pretend madness, and Hamlet’s odd, irrational behavior that is so…

The short story called “Insignificant Gestures”, is written by Jo Cannon and it`s about a doctor that looks back at his time as a district health officer in Africa and he ponders over the choices he made and his time there. The narrator remains unnamed through the story. He used to be a district health officer in Africa at the age of 28, and ten years later when reflects back on his time he has retrained as a psychiatrist. He emphasizes a lot that he isn´t the person he used to be back in…

‘thousands life saver’ group? But that speech alone was not sufficient to grow my interest in public health. Day by day I was feeling the importance of public health while dealing with various patients as a clinician. During my Intern period at Dhaka Medical College Hospital, I exposed with diverse type of diseases and comprehended that to explore the depth of the medicine, there is no alternative…

Animal testing is inhumane and neglects animals’ rights. While animal testing is vile and does not uphold animal rights, it is necessary for medical research. We shouldn't pause medical research because activists feel bad for an overpopulated species. In “Using Animals For Testing: Pros Versus Cons” ,Ian Murnaghan, a medical writer, elucidates his “Personal Choice” saying, “ While there are numerous pros and cons of animal testing, ethical aspect overshadows both of them, which means that…