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Ad Anima: Narratives in Medicine

Mon, 13 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Ad Anima: Narratives in Medicine

Plexus 2025: Momentum

Mon, 12 May 2025 00:00:00 +0000

UC Irvine School of MedicineWelcome to the 26th issue of PLEXUS, UC Irvine School of Medicine’s Journal of Medical Humanities & Arts. PLEXUS is an annual, medical-student-organized publication that proudly showcases the vast talents, diverse perspectives, and nuanced experiences of the greater UCI Health community through art. It is our mission to spark introspection, catalyze meaningful discussions, and ultimately apply the tenets of medical humanities to foster a cohort of compassionate healers.

This year, we present to you MOMENTUM. Whether it is the persistence of a heartbeat, the individual steps that accumulate into seismic shifts, or the tidal surge of collective efforts, momentum surrounds us. It is the wave of progress, the rush of breakthroughs, and the everyday moments that coalesce into transformative change— the flows, eddies, and vectors that define our lives and serve as the undercurrents to our stories. We sought to explore the momentum that shapes...

Ad Anima: Autobiographical Narratives/Memoirs From Health Professionals

Thu, 9 Jan 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Ad Anima embarks on its maiden voyage at a unique time in medical history. In the shadow of a global pandemic, medicine welcomes distance in a manner and to a degree that it never has before. From routine healthcare visits conducted with miles between patients to online lectures leaving classrooms empty and beyond, space is an evolving aspect of our work and lives.

We founded Ad Anima because we wanted to explore the spaces we don’t always get to see ourselves. We wanted to give healthcare practitioners and trainees the opportunity to tell the stories that aren’t always told. We wanted to listen, and we weren’t disappointed.

Many more stories than we could put on paper landed before our eyes,written by dedicated physicians, nurses, medical trainees, and others from across the nation. This volume holds just four of these stories which moved us: we could not be more excited to share them with you.

I could not have anticipated the immense engagement that followed...

Plexus 2024: Navigate

Thu, 5 Dec 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Welcome to the 25th anniversary edition of PLEXUS, UC Irvine School of Medicine’s annual student-organized Journal of Medical Humanities & Arts. To mark this celebratory milestone, it is with great pleasure that I present to you NAVIGATE. In the ever-evolving landscape of medicine, the ability to navigate through challenges and unforeseen obstacles is paramount. NAVIGATE serves as a timely invitation for our colleagues to reflect on the distances traversed and to envision the new horizons that lie ahead. We sought to highlight the constellation of tools utilized when we feel lost and to acknowledge the beacons that steer our actions. The subsequent pages offer its readers profound

insights into the extraordinary journeys undertaken by the greater UCI Health community. We hope it delivers a sense of direction, solace, and clarity to all readers.

As we celebrate our 25th anniversary, we honor the visionaries, contributors, and readers that have propelled us forward...

Plexus 2006

Mon, 16 Oct 2023 00:00:00 +0000

The PLEXUS staff wishes to recognize the hard work and support of the following individuals: Dean Thomas Cesario MD, Ellena Peterson MD, Gayle Pierce, Linda Hill, Carroll Rudy, Dale Fukuda from Printing Division.

Co-Editors-in-Chief: Sarah Mourra, Boback Ziaeian

Senior Editors

Audio: Joshua Waltzman

Creative Writing: Sarah Mourra

Layout & Design: Boback Ziaeian

Marketing & Outreach: Manijeh Torki

Visual Arts: Grace Sun

Associate Editors

Audio: Lauren Cheung

Creative Writing: Akiva Kahn

Layout & Design: Mariam Naqvi

Marketing & Outreach: Janet Lim

Visual Arts: Vicky Millay

Selection Editors: Antony Hazel, Pooya Javidan, Jane Lee

Selection Committee: Sarah Blaschko, Rasha Hindiyeh, Meghann Kaiser, Brian McMichael, C. Gail Ryan, Roya Saisan, Lena R. Schultz, Tracy Slone, Randy Wei

Faculty Advisors: Johanna Shapiro, PhD; Lloyd Rucker, MD

Plexus 2021: Emergence

Mon, 18 Sep 2023 00:00:00 +0000

Editor's Note

PLEXUS is a student-organized publication that showcases creative work by medical students, physicians, faculty, and others in the UCI medical community. Through the universal language of art, the journal aspires to connect those who seek to heal and to be healed. We hope that PLEXUS will always be a creative and welcoming space in which we can all reflect and share our experiences in medicine and in life.

This year, more than ever, we hope that PLEXUS can provide solace to those who contribute to and view its pages. The unprecedented challenges of the last year have brought us incredible hardships and sorrow, but also inspired newfound strength and profound kindness. In this year’s 22nd edition of PLEXUS, we embrace and celebrate all of this as part of the process of Emergence.

In this issue, we highlight the past year as a time of new things coming into being – whether good or bad – and to hold hope for the possibility of change...

Plexus 2023: Identity

Mon, 18 Sep 2023 00:00:00 +0000

Editor's Note

PLEXUS is a student-organized journal of the arts and humanities that showcases creative work by medical students, physicians, faculty, and others in the UC Irvine medical community. Through the universal language of art, the journal aspires to connect those who seek to heal and be healed.

We hope that PLEXUS will always serve as a creative and welcoming space in which we can all reflect and express our various emotional journeys in medicine and in life. Medicine, especially in recent years, may feel like a solitary endeavor. Now, more than ever, we hope PLEXUS provides solace and community to all who contribute to and view its pages.

Identity is the fact of being or knowing what and who we are – an intrinsic property of ourselves and our world that can be challenged, taken for granted, and ultimately shaped by how we choose to live. This year's 24th edition of PLEXUS, Identity, focuses on the experiences and reflections that make us who are....

Plexus 2000

Wed, 7 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0000

Editors: Thomas King, Gráinne McEvoy

Faculty Advisors: Johanna Shapiro, Lloyd Rucker

Our sincere thanks to the following people and departments:

Kate Aceves, for typesetting, design & production, without whom we’d probably still be struggling with putting this together!

All our contributors for their creativity and generosity with their work

Publication of this journal is supported by funds from USPHS UCI Grant for the Establishment of Departments of Family Medicine No. PE10152, whom we thank for their generous funding of this fledgling effort.

UCI College of Medicine Journal of Arts & Humanities 2000 Edition Volume 1

PLEXUS 2000 UCI College of Medicine

Plexus 2007

Tue, 6 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0000

Sponsors: School of Medicine Dean’s Office, Office of Educational Affairs, Office of Admissions

The PLEXUS staff wishes to recognize the hard work and support of the following individuals:

Ellena Peterson, PhD, Gayle Pierce, Linda Hill, Carroll Rudy, Dale Fukuda from Printing Division.

The Senior Editors also wish to thank Sarah Mourra and Boback Ziaeian for their endless guidance and encouragement.

Co-Editors-in-Chief Jamie “Akiva” Kahn; Mariam Naqvi

Managing Editor: Pooya Javidan

Senior Editors

Audio: Lauren Cheung

Beautification Project: Janet Lim

Creative Writing: Jamie “Akiva” Kahn

Layout & Design: Mariam Naqvi

Marketing & Outreach: Janet Lim

Visual Arts: Vicky Millay

Associate Editors

Audio: Wesley Ryan

Beautification Project: Christina Umber

Creative Writing: Dana Steenhard

Layout & Design: Rod Mortazavi

Marketing & Outreach: Julie Hui

Visual...

Plexus 2002

Tue, 6 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0000

Editors: Eric Hegedus, Thanh Truong

Faculty Advisors: Johanna Shapiro, Ph.D.; Lloyd Rucker, M.D.

Thank you to Dean Thomas Cesario and to the following offices that helped support and distribute Plexus: Office of Medical Education, Office of Alumni Relations, and the Office of Admissions and Outreach

Printed by Graphic Depot

Plexus 2002 UCI College of Medicine

Plexus 2004

Tue, 6 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0000

Sponsors: Dean Cesario’s Office, The Office of Educational Affairs, The Office of Advancement/Alumni, The Office of Admissions and Outreach, The Associated Graduate Students,

The California Medical Association Foundation

Editor-in-Chief: Meghann Kaiser

Senior Editors

Audio: Nicholas Athanassiou

Creative Writing: Meghann Kaiser

Layout & Design: C. Gail Ryan

Marketing & Outreach: Lena Shultz

Visual Art: Mary Wang

Associate Editors

Audio: Jeanette Waller

Marketing & Outreach: Ken Lam

Creative Writing: Brian McMichael

Layout & Design: Randy Wei

Faculty Advisors: Johanna Shapiro, Ph.D.; Lloyd Rucker, M.D.

Selection Editors: Christine Chan; Salina Lee; Glen Moore; Troy Pulas

The PLEXUS staff wishes to recognize the hard work and support of the following individuals:

Nathan L. Bruce, Warren Wiechmann, Al Stoffel at Shoreline Press, Dr. Alberto Manetta, Manoj Kesarwani,...

Plexus 2001

Tue, 6 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0000

Editor-in-Chief: Gráinne McEvoy-Mulholland

Managing Editor: Thomas Kang

Editorial Board: Marisa Chang, Jade Jena, Lisa Lim, Susan Lin, Thanh Truong, Ranjii Vargheses Faculty Advisors: Johanna Shapiro, Ph.D.; Lloyd Rucker, M.D.

Thank you again this year to Kate Aceves for typesetting, design and production. We are so grateful for her generosity with her time and skills.

Thank you to Dean Thomas Cesario for his support of our endeavor and for funding copies of Plexus for distribution to the UCI College of Medicine community.

Thank you to all of the departments and individuals who chose to support and distribute Plexus – Dr. Manetta & Medical Education, Maureen Hausen & Alumni, Dr. Scherger & Family Medicine, Gayle Pierce & Peggy Harvey-Lee and Admissions, and of course, our individual benefactors Dr. Johanna Shapiro and Tom’s dad.

Thank you to Mark Mulholland for doing lots of baby care while Gráinne worked on...

Plexus 2003

Tue, 6 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0000

Editor: Gráinne McEvoy-Mulholland

Assistant Editor: Eric Hegedus

Editorial Board: Meghann Kaiser, Cristin Gail Ryan, Mary Wang

Faculty Advisors: Johanna Shapiro, Ph.D.; Lloyd Rucker, MD

Our sincere thanks to the following people and departments:

Kate Aceves, for typesetting, deign, and production;

The Offices of Admissions, Dean, Alumni, and Dean of Students, for their support and generous funding;

Our excellent printers – Graphic Depot

UCI College of Medicine Journal of Arts & Humanities 2003 Edition

Plexus 2005

Tue, 6 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0000

Sponsors: School of Medicine Dean’s Office, Office of Educational Affairs, Office of Admissions, School of Medicine Alumni Association

The PLEXUS staff wishes to recognize the hard work and support of the following individuals: Dean Thomas Cesario MD, Alberto Manetta MD, William Gustin MD, Warren Wiechmann, Betty Crowley, Gayle Pierce, Linda Hill, Carroll Rudy, Al Stoffel from Shoreline Press.

Co-Editors-in-Chief: C. Gail Ryan, Randy Wei

(Fall Editor-in-Chief) Brian McMichael

Senior Editors

Audio: Jon-Paul Pepper, Jeanette Waller

Creative Writing: Sarah Mourra

Layout & Design: Randy Wei

Marketing & Outreach: Ken Lam

Visual Art: Tracy Slone

Associate Editors

Audio: Joshua Waltzman

Layout & Design: Boback Ziaeian

Marketing & Outreach: Shahrouz Ganjian

Special Events: Manijeh Torki

Visual: Grace Sun

Selection Committee: Sarah Blaschko, Nick Athanasiou, Philip Reich,...

Plexus 2010

Thu, 1 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0000

Editors-in-Chief: Virginia Liu, Nupoor Narula

Marketing and Outreach: Philip Ngai, Ann Shue

Selection: Justin Tilan, Connie Lin, David Cheng

Creative Writing: Nupoor Narula, Tommy Hand, Coutham Ganesan

Visual Arts: Philip Ngai, Sue Wang

Audio: Matt Fradkin, Micheal Stone

Layout and Design: Chase Warren, Stephanie Le

Sponsors: SOM Dean’s Office, Office of Educational Affairs, Office of Admissions

Special Thanks

Faculty Advisor: Dr. Johanna Shapiro, Dr. Ellena Peterson

Past Plexus Editors: Rod Mortazavi, Charitha Reddy, Maheen Hassan, Neera Sodhi

Plexus 2008

Thu, 1 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0000

The Plexus board would like to thank you for picking up our magazine. Being in the healthcare field can be demanding at times, emotionally and mentally, and many of us like to release our inner artist. We hope that you enjoy looking at, and reading, our work. Some of it was made to relax, some of it is to gain insight, and some of it is just for fun! This magazine is put together by a large board of Editors, over the span of a year, and collects hundreds of pieces of art from UCI School of Medicine students, faculty, physicians, employees, and even patients. All the work is judged by a fifty-person panel and then organized and published. And it’s all organized by medical students who love art and the support of our faculty advisor, Dr. Johanna Shapiro (who also loves art)! We hope the contributed work has an impact and you’ll keep your eyes out for our future editions. Thanks again dear reader!

Sincerely,

The Editors

The Editorial Board would like to recognize...

Plexus 2013

Thu, 1 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0000

PLEXUS is a student organized publication that showcases artwork by UCI School of Medicine students, physicians, faculty, staff, and patients. True to its name, PLEXUS aspires to connect both healers and healing alike through the unifying language of art. This year, we have renewed our efforts to bring PLEXUS to the greater UCI community with improved distribution as well as outreach events, including a collaboration with the Bowers Art Museum. We would like to give a special thanks to our faculty advisor, Dr. Johanna Shapiro, and Dr. Ellena Peterson, Associate Dean of Admissions and Outreach. This book would not have been possible without their support.

We hope you enjoy PLEXUS 2013.

To contribute to PLEXUS, please send artwork to plexusjournal@ gmail.com. We look forward to seeing your submissions!

Editors In Chief: Christine Lee, Hanna Liu

Creative Writing: Jacqueline Kurth, Lorianne Burns

Visual Arts: Adam Truong

Layout And Design: Nabila...

Plexus 2011

Thu, 1 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0000

Editors in Chief: David Cheng, Stephanie LeAudio: Michael Stone, Andrew TreisterMarketing & Outreach: Chris Nguyen, Ann ShueSponsors: UCI SOM Dean’s Office, Office of Educational Affairs, Office of Admissions, California Medical Association, Foundation Medical Student, Community Leadership Grant Program

Creative Writing: David Tran, Sue WangLayout & Design: Nguyen Nguyen, Stephanie LeVisual Arts: David Cheng, Connie Lin, Nina Narasimhalu, Kimberly TruongPast Plexus Editors: Virginia Liu, Nupoor Narula, Rod Mortazavi, Charitha Reddy, Maheen Hassan, Neera Sodhi

Special ThanksPlexus Journal of Arts and Humanities would like to give a special thanks to our faculty advisor, Dr. Johanna Shapiro. This publication would not be possible without the support of the UCI School of Medicine and Dr. Ellena Peterson

Plexus AudioKeep your ears open for the CD and music available online!http://www.meded.uci.edu/Medhum/plexus.html

Published works were contributed...

Plexus 2012

Thu, 1 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0000

PLEXUS would like to give a special thanks to our faculty advisor, Dr. Johanna Shapiro. This publication would not have been possible without the support of the UC Irvine School of Medicine and Dr. Ellena Peterson.

This edition of PLEXUS is dedicated to THOMAS SAGE HAND (March 27, 1985 — January 15, 2012)

Sponsors: UCI School of Medicine Dean’s Office, Office of Educational Affairs, and Office of Admissions

Past Plexus Editors: David Cheng, Stephanie Le, Virginia Liu, Nupoor Narula

Editors in Chief: Nina Narasimhalu, Nguyen Nguyen

Creative Writing: Lorianne Burns, Samantha Costantini, David Tran

Visual Arts: Christine Lee, Kimberly Truong

Layout & Design: Christine Lee, Hanna Liu

Audio: Melody Besharati, Andrew Treister

Marketing & Outreach: Christopher Nguyen

Audio Available Online

http://www.meded.uci.edu/Medhum/plexus.asp

Published...

Plexus 2009

Thu, 1 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0000

Sponsors: School of Medicine Dean’s Office, Office of Educational Affairs, Office of Admissions

The PLEXUS staff wishes to recognize the hard work and support of the following: Ellena Peterson, PhD; Johanna Shapiro, PhD; Dale Fakuda from Printing Division Inc.

Last Year’s Editors: Rod Mortazavi, Neera Sodhi

Co-editors in Chief: Charitha Reddy, Maheen Hassan

Managing Editor: Mohammad Shaikh

Senior Editors

Audio: Joe Treister

Hospital Beautification: Christina Umber

Creative Writing: Jennifer Aloo, Mohammad Shaikh

Layout & Design: Maheen Hassan

Marketing & Outreach: Madhukar Patel

Visual Arts: Charitha Reddy

Associate Editors

Audio: Matthew Fradkin

Creative Writing: Nupoor Narula

Layout & Design: Chase Warren

Marketing & Outreach: Phillip Ngai

Visual Arts: Phillip Ngai

Selection Editor: Justin Tilan

Staff: Clifford Lau, Alexander Lin, Kirellos Zamary,...

Plexus 2015: At the Intersection of Loss and Restoration

Wed, 31 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000

PLEXUS is a student-organized publication that showcases artwork by UCI School of Medicine students, physicians, faculty, staff and patients. True to its name, PLEXUS aspires to connect those who seek to heal and to be healed through the unifying language of art.

In 2015, PLEXUS invited submissions to complement our theme of ‘At the Intersection of Loss and Restoration”. The PLEXUS team was astounded by the depth and richness of the pieces submitted, and we thank each and every one of our submitters for their time and thought. Additionally, please find our multimedia submissions on our website, www.uciplexus.com. Previous publications and submissions are available online as well.

We would like to congratulate this year’s winners of the medical student writing competition. 1st: Kyle Barbour, MS1 “Two Months,” 2nd: Leigh Goodrich, MS1 “That Good Night,” and 3rd: Kimberly Vu, MS1 “The First of Many Patient Progress Notes”.

Thank you to our wonderful editors,...

Plexus 2014: Equilibrium & Transformation

Wed, 31 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000

Plexus is a student-organized publication that showcases artwork by UCI School of Medicine students, physicians, faculty, staff and patients. True to its name, PLEXUS aspires to connect those who seek to heal and to be healed through the unifying language of art.

This year, the Plexus team is excited to introduce some ‘firsts’ - a theme, the traveling Plexus exhibit, a separate Art for the Soul section and inclusion of performance arts. You were invited to embody the theme of ‘Equilibrium & Transformation’ in your art and what a response! Thank you for sharing your wealth of emotion and perspective. Due to an overwhelming number of requests to display Plexus at events last year, we have produced our own moveable feast of 5-10 of our most prominent pieces from Plexus 2013 and displayed it during Solidarity Day 2014 and at Irvine Hall, and plan to display an updated version at UCI Medical Center during various departmental events this year. We have also highlighted...

Plexus 2016: Cultivating Perspectives

Wed, 31 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000

PLEXUS is a student-organized publication that showcases artwork by the UCI School of Medicine students, physicians, faculty, staff and patients.

True to its name, PLEXUS aspires to connect those who seek to heal and to be healed through the unifying language of art.

In 2016, PLEXUS invited submissions to complement our theme of “Cultivating perspectives.” The PLEXUS team was astounded by the depth and richness of the pieces submitted, and we thank each and every one of our submitters for their time and thought. Additionally, please find our performing arts pieces on our website, www.uciplexus.org. Previous publications and pieces are available online as well.

Winners of PLEXUS Student Competitions made possible by the Program in Medical Humanities & Arts. We would like to congratulate the following winners for this year’s medical student competitions:

Writing competition: 1st: Leigh Goodrich, MS2 “Looking Up”; 2nd: Adam Kalawi MS2 “Death of A Star”;...

Plexus 2017: Beneath the Surface, Between the Lines

Wed, 31 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000

PLEXUS is a student-organized publication that showcases artwork by the UCI School of Medicine students, physicians, faculty, staff, and patients.

True to its name, PLEXUS aspires to connect those who seek to heal and to be healed through the unifying language of art. This year we continued to expand our presence in the UCI medical community and beyond.

For our 18th edition of PLEXUS, we chose the theme of “Beneath the Surface, Between the Lines.” Throughout our lives and in medicine, there is more than meets the eye – a story untold. There is so much left unseen if we simply look at the surface. Every year we are amazed by the emotions, reflections, stories, richness, and creativity of the submissions. We thank all of our submitters for their time and thought. Additionally, please find our performing arts pieces on our website, www.uciplexus.org. Previous publications and submissions are also available online.

Winners of the PLEXUS medical student competitions...

Plexus 2019: Reflections

Tue, 30 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000

This year, we are excited to celebrate the 20th edition of Plexus. To commemorate this milestone, we chose the theme of “Reflections” to encourage introspection on an often long but rewarding journey through the path of medicine. We feel so privileged to be a part of an incredible field with a unique legacy, allowing us to reflect on our past heritage and future legacy. While the journal submission and publication process is run by medical students, we believe that the medical humanities is a creative space open to everyone in the medical community. In keeping with last year, we continued to include wonderful submissions from students in the UCI School of Nursing, as well as graduate students from the...

Plexus 2018: Synergy

Tue, 30 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000

PLEXUS is a student-organized publication that showcases artwork by medical students, physicians, faculty, patients, and others in the medical community. True to its name, PLEXUS aspires to connect those who seek to heal and to be healed through the unifying language of art. This year we continued to expand our presence in the UCI medical community and beyond.

For our 19th edition of PLEXUS, we chose the theme of “Synergy” - a theme that implies collaboration, teamwork, and a merging of perspectives. In the interdisciplinary field of medicine, patients and their team of healthcare providers come to the table with unique beliefs, experiences, and insights that inform their decisions and attitudes. While the journal submission and publication process is run by medical students, we believe that the medical humanities is a creative space open to everyone in the medical community. This year we included wonderful submissions from students in the UCI School of Nursing,...

Plexus 2020: Passion

Mon, 29 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000

PLEXUS is a student-organized publication that showcases creative work by medical students, physicians, faculty, patients, and others in the medical community. Through the universal language of art, the journal aspires to connect those who seek to heal and to be healed. This year’s 21st edition of Plexus celebrates “Passion” - passion that drives us to pursue medicine and inspire the lives of those we serve. Congratulations to this year’s winners of the PLEXUS student competition. For writing: 1st: Anders Waalen (MS4) “Grief”, 2nd: Olivia Tsai (MS3) “Practice”, and 3rd: Priyanka Sharma (MS3) “The Weight”. For Visual, 1st: Lauren Michelle (MS2) “Breath of Life”, 2nd: Kenneth Schmitt (MS1) “Passion for Life”, and 3rd: Emmanuel R.C. Santuray (BSN RN student) “Open Seat”. For Performing Arts: 1st: Daniel Kwan and Kevin Wei (MS2s) “Gigue” and 2nd: Alex Richardson (MS2) “Breathe”.

A huge heartfelt thanks to our amazing editors, staff, and faculty for their support in making...

Plexus 2022: Illuminate

Sat, 27 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000

Editor's Note

PLEXUS is a student-organized publication that showcases creative work by medical students, physicians, faculty, and others in the UCI medical community.

Through the universal language of art, the journal aspires to connect those who seek to heal and to be healed.

We hope that PLEXUS will always be a creative and welcoming space in which we can all reflect and share our experiences in medicine and in life. Medicine, especially in recent years, may feel like a solitary endeavor. Now, more than ever, we hope PLEXUS provides solace and community to all who contribute to and view its pages.

Illumination is the state of being brought to light. This year’s 23rd edition of PLEXUS, Illuminate, focuses on the action, the process, and the source by which we shine light on the world around us and all that is within ourselves. As a society we are still in a period of reckoning, returning, and reeling from recent changes. As part of a...

Project Hx

Fri, 26 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000

Project Hx is a collection of narratives and photographs with a goal to highlight the rich diversity of the medical community. It is a portraiture of people’s stories and backgrounds, their experiences and adventures in healthcare, and ultimately a way to show a human side behind the oftentimes faceless nature of medicine. The people interviewed only portray a fraction of the unique attitudes and ideologies that represent the medical community, but we hope that it can serve as kindling for continued conversation. While reading the stories, please keep in mind that narratives are powerful only when they are genuine. They can be genuine only under the climate of acceptance and open-mindedness. Thus, we hope that each story is received free of judgment and prejudice.

Of course, health involves prescriptions and understanding of the biochemistry of the body, but it also It involves emotional and cognitive perspectives, an understanding of cultural identity, and much more....

Project Hx: Mental Health Matters

Fri, 26 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000

Dear Readers,

Project Hx is a collection of narratives and photographs with a goal to highlight the rich diversity of the medical community. It is a portraiture of people’s stories and backgrounds, their experiences and adventures in healthcare, and ultimately a way to show a human side behind the oftentimes faceless nature of medicine. We aim to document these stories and perspectives in the form of biographical interviews and portrait photography as a way to provide our audience with daily glimpses into the human lives surrounding medicine. The people interviewed portray only a fraction of the countless number of unique attitudes and ideologies that represent the medical community, but we hope that it can serve as kindling for continued conversation. While reading the stories, please keep in mind that narratives are powerful only when they are genuine. They can be genuine only under the climate of acceptance and open-mindedness. Thus, we hope that each story is received...

Project Hx: Relationships

Fri, 26 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000

This year’s Project Hx features stories surrounding relationships - how relationships with our families and loved ones have helped us through medicine, and the trials of those who find entering new relationships difficult given the constraints of medical school. We hope that, by highlighting these stories, readers will appreciate that medicine truly requires a community. As always, we are grateful for those who form our support system - we could not have done this without you. A special thank you to our faculty advisors Dr. Johanna Shapiro and Dr. Tan Nguyen – this journal would not have been possible without their continuous support and guidance. We hope you enjoy this year’s copy of Project Hx: Relationships.

2020 Editors in chief: May Hui (MD/PhD student) and Janani Prasad (MS2)