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I’ve seriously been considering dropping out of med school

In a recent study, 9.4% of fourth-year medical students and residents reported having suicidal thoughts in the previous two weeks…

Sep 26, 2021

I’ve seriously been considering dropping out of med school

Sep 26, 2021

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Benaias Esayeas

I’ve been going through it

I’m tired of this pandemic.

Apr 11, 2021

I’ve been going through it

Apr 11, 2021

Benaias Esayeas

I withdrew from medical school today.

After much thought and contemplation, I made it official. This was not an easy decision for me, and it’s something I’ve been struggling…

Jan 9, 2023

I withdrew from medical school today.

Jan 9, 2023

Benaias Esayeas

Happy Birthday to Me — ‘Draptomania’ and Healing

I just completed another trip around the sun and I can’t help but feel blessed to celebrate another year of life!

Sep 6, 2022

Happy Birthday to Me — ‘Draptomania’ and Healing

Sep 6, 2022

Benaias Esayeas

The Untold Violence of HBCUs — Violence against Black Students and Faculty

Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), founded in the nineteenth century, are well-known for empowering students to become…

May 6, 2022

The Untold Violence of HBCUs — Violence against Black Students and Faculty

May 6, 2022

Benaias Esayeas

I finally made it through the semester. The question is, will I return?

Medical school during a pandemic has been a pretty challenging task. It’s not even what is required of me as a student that has me upset…

Dec 24, 2021

I finally made it through the semester. The question is, will I return?

Dec 24, 2021

Benaias Esayeas

If I Die Tomorrow at the Hands of Police

If I die tomorrow at the hands of the police

Apr 19, 2021

If I Die Tomorrow at the Hands of Police

Apr 19, 2021

Benaias Esayeas

Medicine is my Form of Protest

8 weeks ago, I found out that I was accepted into Medical school. I became overfilled with joy until I began to think about the context of…

Aug 4, 2020

Picture credit: https://www.facebook.com/BlackMenInWhiteCoats/

Aug 4, 2020

Benaias Esayeas

Habesha IS Black

I was born in Ethiopia. I am an Ethiopian immigrant. I am an Ethiopian American. I am Black.

Jun 20, 2020

Habesha IS Black

Jun 20, 2020

Benaias Esayeas

Confronting White Spaces

I work in Mental Health in a predominantly white institution. This is the email that I sent to my colleagues to get a discussion started…

Jun 6, 2020

Confronting White Spaces

Jun 6, 2020

Benaias Esayeas

Benaias Esayeas

Neuroscience BA from Amherst College — Passionate about Health Equity — Advocate for Medicare for All and Universal Basic Income — BLM

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