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Moving dirt

Two pairs of brown eyes glaze over as the

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Space

“Where will you go next?” people ask,
dying to know my answer.

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Building rapport

She materializes on screen in her usual
sunny spot,

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Directions

You arrived alone that autumn night, your tiny

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First Date No. 3

“You’re a resident?”

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Notes on PPE

What if we could cover up blemishes, hide

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point A to point B

“Thinking is pain,” my patient muses flatly

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Despair

dimly lit and windowless,

Kristen Durbin, MD

Bio: Triple Board

Kristen is a fourth-year Triple Board (pediatrics/adult psychiatry/child psychiatry) resident navigating her identities as a person and physician through writing and reflective practice.

Voices from the Housestaff:
2023, "Moving dirt"
2023, "Space"
2023, "Building rapport"
2022, "Directions"
2022, "First Date No. 3"
2022, "Notes on PPE"

Voices from the Residents:
2021, "point A to point B"
2021, "Despair"