To improve healthcare in developing nations, we not only need funding, but organization and coordination.

Dunia P. Zongwe, law, considers the ramifications of a leaked UN document about the genocide in Rwanda.

Anit Patel, med, sums up the history and direction of the "What's Up, Doc?" column.

For many on East Hill, Slope Day means alcohol. And lots of it. But what effects does this sort of world class drinking have on your health? A med student is here to help.

Every year the Weill Cornell Youth Scholars Program (WCYSP) invites inner-city students to participate in a new educational experience. The following column, written in support of the program, was penned by three medical students who help run the WCYSP.

She padded quietly back to the room, and carefully lifted her feet, one at a time, as she slid thankfully back to the safety of her bed.  The woman did not look more than 50 years old, yet she seemed exhausted, worn out by the tribulations that life had set upon her.  Slowly, we danced in conversation. I, the student.  She, the teacher.

B.L. drives a taxicab in New York City for a living. He is 54 years old, is married with two children and his customers often tell him he should go see a doctor for that hacking cough he’s had for the past couple of months.

If it were only that simple. B.L. doesn’t have health insurance.

Among large urban areas in the United States, New York City has one of the largest groups of uninsured residents, comprising a growing number of individuals whose health care needs are simply not being met. Recognizing this tremendous gap in the delivery of medical care, the Weill Cornell Community Clinic (WCCC) was established six years ago by a group of medical students concerned about the barriers to health care faced by uninsured individuals. WCCC is a student-led initiative that provides high quality, free health care for this vulnerable population for which a safety net does not exist.

“Actually, she still has a uterus.” It’s the only phrase I remember from that morning, and embarrassment was the only emotion I felt that morning. My head felt like concrete and I just wanted to sleep. In fact, I hadn’t slept in nearly two days. In the haze of sleep deprivation, I had misread my patient’s chart and thought that she had an operation in which her uterus was removed.

You’ve aced freshman bio and survived the trial-by -orgo, shadowed doctors at Cayuga Medical and summered in a genetics lab, learned the Kaplan Method and did battle with the MCAT. Unfortunately, so did Cornell’s many other pre-meds! What else can you do? There is no question that it is important to do those things the pre-med advisors list for you. But top medical schools are looking for interesting, well-rounded and truly passionate students.

Time for a pop quiz, Cornellians:

1. What causes the characteristic soreness that develops 24 to 48 hours after hard exercise?

a.) Lactate.

b.) Microtrauma to muscle.

c.) Working out too hard.

2. You will get fatter from:

a.) Taking in more sugar than your body can use.

b.) Taking in too much diet soda.

c.) Taking in more than the recommended amount of fat.

3. Drinking diet soda: