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December 15, 2014

To the next steps

After deep reflection, I’ve made the difficult choice not to continue “This May Hurt a Bit” as part of the Scientific American blogs network under its new direction.

By Shara Yurkiewicz

This article was published in Scientific American’s former blog network and reflects the views of the author, not necessarily those of Scientific American

After deep reflection, I've made the difficult choice not to continue "This May Hurt a Bit" as part of the Scientific American blogs network under its new direction.

My most recent blog post was in April. I graduated medical school in May. I began a one-year medical journalism fellowship at MedPage Today in July, where I have the honor of working alongside some very talented journalists. I am currently applying to physiatry residency.

This is usually the point where I'd share a link and ask you to follow me there, but I have no link to share yet. The next steps are crystallizing.

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I look forward to sharing them soon.

Shara Yurkiewicz is a fourth-year student at Harvard Medical School who began blogging to capture thoughts and experiences as she makes the transition from student to physician. Her work has been published by the Los Angeles Times, Discover, the Hastings Center, and various anthologies, including The Best Science Writing Online 2012 and 2013. She has made radio appearances on CBC's documentary series White Coat, Black Art. Prior to joining Scientific American, Shara was a network blogger for the Public Library of Science and Medscape, with her writing also appearing on KevinMD. Her previous blog can be found here. Shara graduated cum laude from Yale University with a B.S. in biology, where she conducted bench research and wrote for various publications, including the Yale Scientific Magazine. Following graduation, she worked at the Los Angeles Times as an AAAS Mass Media Fellow. Shara is interested in medical ethics and has served as guest editor for the American Medical Association's ethics journal Virtual Mentor. She has conducted ethics research at Harvard, Yale, and the Hastings Center. Shara welcomes comments on her blog, via email at shara.yurkiewicz@gmail.com, or on Twitter at @sharayurkiewicz. Special thanks to Mary Seerveld for creating this blog's banner. Mary is an artist whose current focus is web development but who still makes time for her first love, illustration. She is attending San Jose State University earning her degree in Graphic Design. Her portfolio can be found here.

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