Kerry Yang
Freelance contributor
Kerry Yang (he/him) is a first-year medical student at the University of Calgary Cumming School of Medicine. He enjoys exploring the interplays between medicine, narrative and society.
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First Person
Chinese traditional medicine did nothing for my psoriasis. But it was my mother's love language
Kerry Yang suffered years of stigma and isolation as a child with psoriasis, which his mother tried to treat with Chinese traditional medicine. As an adult and medical school student, he's finally come to understand his mother's motivation.
Canada -Calgary |
First Person
My dad's blood sugar tells me a lot as a med student. But there's a story behind that number
When Kerry Yang started medical school, he realized just how important numbers are in patient care. But after watching his dad monitor his blood sugar levels and understanding his life story of growing up in China under the rule of Mao Zedong and the Chinese Communist Party, he realized the numbers told only part of the narrative.
Canada |