Katherine Ellington is a medical student and writer. Her work has been featured in The New Physician magazine, at KevinMD.com and she blogs at World House Medicine. This post is the second in a three-part series; read the first post here and the second here.

Guest Blog: Recovery and Healing

Katherine Ellington | August 29, 2011
Medical student Katherine Ellington grapples with reconciling her two roles as daughter and doctor-in-training as her mother recovers from a heart procedure.

Guest Blog: Matters of the Heart

Katherine Ellington | August 22, 2011
When her mom is being treated for a newly diagnosed heart condition, medical student Katherine Ellington learns first-hand how her medical training applies to real life. This is the second in a series of three posts.

Guest Blog: Summer Palpitations

Katherine Ellington | August 15, 2011
When her mom has a heart emergency, medical student Katherine Ellington learns first-hand how health statistics apply to real life. This is the first in a series of three posts.

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