I watched the young woman across from her wrap the soft stretch of fabric around her face. I watched as she first wrapped it loosely around her head and neck, then undid it and wrapped it a second time a little tighter. She folded a part of it that hung close to her ears and loosened it slightly, put her fingers slowly under the fabric and experimented with how much room there was. Would a stethoscope ear piece fit through each side easily? She unwrapped it again. Put in a pin. Repeated the same finger test. Took the pin out. Tried again. She had chosen a light pink color, in part because pink was her favorite color but also because she wanted something that would make her first patient, even though they were an actor, to feel comfortable with her. The thought of introducing herself to her first patient was intimidating for the obvious reason: it would be the first time she'd take on this role as a student doctor and really try to "fake it till she made it." But most o...