Valerie ChenToo Scared to KnockA reflection on the medical student’s role in the hospital4 min read·Aug 2, 2022----
Valerie ChenYoung IdealismAs my classmates and I move toward our futures as practicing physicians, it’s impossible to ignore that the social issues debated on the…4 min read·Jul 5, 2021----
Valerie ChenA Love Letter to Baking Projects that Take ForeverMy latest kitchen obsession has been croissant making — the famously finicky, many-stepped pastry that some consider the pinnacle of…4 min read·Oct 24, 2020----
Valerie ChenRib CracksHe has one beautifully manicured finger nail. I’ve seen his face only once, a gaunt, terrifyingly stiff array of features: sharp nose…3 min read·Oct 14, 2018----
Valerie ChenThe Point of Venturing OutdoorsWhy do we go into the wilderness? Walk face-first into spiderwebs, dragging aching hips and aching feet, fall asleep rubbing sweaty, sticky…3 min read·Aug 26, 2018----
Valerie ChenTaroko SiltI grew up hearing stories about the deaths in Taiwan’s Taroko National Park. I imagined visitors in sunhats and new sneakers, shuffling…15 min read·Aug 26, 2018----