Medical Humanities and Arts

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 this special 20th edition possible. We would like to give special thanks 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 PLEXUS 2020 – Passion.

2020 Co-editors in chief: Ruchi Desai, Tammy Tran, and May Hui