Medical Humanities and Arts

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 and thank the following sponsors for their unwavering support! The School of Medicine Deans Office, The Office of Educational Affairs, The Office of Admissions, Last Year’s Board, who made us who we are today, Carroll Rudy, and Dale Fakuda from Printing Division Inc. Thanks!!!

Faculty Advisor: Dr. Johanna Shapiro M.D.

Co-Editors-in-Chief: Rod Mortazavi, Neera Sodhi

Managing Editor: Julie Hui

Senior Editors:

Audio: Wesley Ryan

Hospital Beautification: Christina Umber

Visual Arts: Neera Sodhi

Creative Writing: Dana Steenhard

Layout and Design: Rod Mortazavi

Marketing and Outreach: Julie Hui

Associate Editors

Audio: George Mittendorf

Hospital Beautification: Janet Ho

Visual Arts: Charitha Reddy

Creative Writing: Mohammed Shaikh, Jennifer Alloo

Layout and Design: Steven Chan, Maheen Hassan, Peter McQueen

Marketing and Outreach: Mohammed Shaikh

Selection Committee: Alexander Lin, Madhukar Patel

UCI School of Medicine (c) 2008 PLEXUS

Published work has been contributed by UCI School of Medicine students, physicians, faculty, staff, alumni, and patients