Too Everything to Fit In
Zainab Jimoh
November 7, 2023
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Editor’s Note: This piece was a finalist in the Pulse writing contest, “On Being Different.”
“Our next one is a new patient who’s here to establish care,” said my family-medicine preceptor, perusing the patient’s chart.
Great, I thought. Seems like this visit will be pretty simple.
My preceptor entered the exam room, and I nonchalantly followed. Then I locked eyes with the patient—a short, middle-aged woman with bronzed skin and a teal-colored headwrap: a hijab.