Following the example of Dean Jerris Hedges, students of the John A. Burns School of Medicine (JABSOM) at the University of Hawaiʻi were asked to tell their own stories involving family violence, if they were comfortable doing so.
One of our students did want to tell her story, a vivid account of one particular night in a violent household. But she also chose to remain anonymous.
She agreed to allow some of her MD classmates to read her story aloud on this video produced by the JABSOM Communications team for UH Med Now in 2016. We believe it helps communicate the importance of empathy, and we urge you to support the Men’s March.