Jamie Akiva Kahn
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Image List:
Image 1: Medical school student and 2008 Living Our Values Award recipient Akiva Kahn cares for a patient at UC Irvine Medical Center during her emergency room rotation.
Image 2: Kahn listens as Dr. David Hoyt, chair of the Department of Surgery at UC Irvine's School of Medicine, demonstrates his point with a live volunteer during a daily review of cases.
Image 3: During an emergency room exam to detect corneal abrasions, Kahn, center, comforts an infant hurt when a plate-glass window was shattered.
Image 4: Care is taken to avoid further injury to the young accident victim.
Image 5: Students and doctors discuss cases and learn from each other in a hospital workroom.
Image 6: Kahn plays the clown for a child brought to the ER after an accident.
Image 7: A healthcare team including Kahn surrounds an infant on an ER gurney.
Image 8: A veteran nurse shares her experience with Kahn.
Image 9: Dr. Chris Fox holds court in an ER workroom.
Image 10: A laugh with a colleague breaks the stress of hospital work.
Image 11: A ride in the staff elevator on her way to another clinic offers Kahn a brief respite.
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