Medical Humanities and Arts

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, staff and faculty for their support in making this year’s edition possible. We would like to give 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 your guiding hands.

We hope you enjoy PLEXUS 2015 – At the Intersection of Loss and Restoration.

Editors-In-Chief: Kevin Gustafson, Jiwon Shin

Digital Editor-In-Chief: Neil Saez

Creative Arts: Evelyn Hoover, Katherine Stern, Katie McDaniel, Carolyn Fall, Kyle Barbour, Wilfred Manzano

Layout, Design & Visuals: Ben Nguyen, Austin Momii, Christopher Vo, Michael Bernaba

Marketing And Outreach: Helene Nepomuceno, Tiffany Pham

Website Design: Austin Momii, Christopher Vo

Winners of PLEXUS Student Writing Competition made possible by UCISOM Humanities Department

1st Place Winner: Kyle Barbour

2nd Place Winner:  Leigh Goodrich

3rd Place Winner: Kimberly Vu

To contribute to PLEXUS or to request a PLEXUS exhibit at your event, please visit www.uciplexus.com.