My Mentee

I love meeting up with mentees after summer break.
This one was cautious.
Slumped in the chair.
He was obviously thinner – and weary looking.
Was it relational? Was it scholastic? I wondered.
Minutes went by talking about assignments and
updates…
Then
Tears.
“I think I am a homosexual.”
No words to answer.
A hug instead.

Megan Fix, MD

Associate Professor, Department of Surgery

Megan is faculty in the Division of Emergency Medicine and has spent much of her career honing her interest in medical education. She finds true joy in mentoring students and has been a mentor to countless students through her roles as a CMC core faculty and director, the Faculty Director of Student Mentoring, a RealMD coach, and an EM Mentor.

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