Medical Humanities

Medical Humanities is a vertical on Op-Med that showcases creative writing by Doximity members. Poetry, lyrical prose, and fiction are all welcome.

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Where Justice Work Begins

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Read 1,217 Miles Between Us

Link to Anne Koplin, MD's page

1,217 Miles Between Us

Anne Koplin, MD

May 26, 2020 Link to 1,217 Miles Between Us

Read Cartooning in Crisis: 'Hang in There!'

Link to Yoo Jung Kim's page

Cartooning in Crisis: 'Hang in There!'

May 11, 2020 Link to Cartooning in Crisis: 'Hang in There!'

Link to Chrissy Liu's page

Hysteria

Apr 30, 2020 Link to Hysteria

Read Face to Face With Abuse

Link to Wayne Larrabee, MD's page

Face to Face With Abuse

Wayne Larrabee, MD

Mar 7, 2020 Link to Face to Face With Abuse

Read The Cadaver's Committal

Link to Tomi Ifelayo's page

The Cadaver's Committal

Jan 30, 2020 Link to The Cadaver's Committal

Link to Slavena Salve Nissan, MD's page

kardia

Slavena Salve Nissan, MD

Jan 15, 2020 Link to kardia

Read 'The Magic Is Over as Quickly as It Began'

Link to Tuhina Raman, MD's page

'The Magic Is Over as Quickly as It Began'

Tuhina Raman, MD

Dec 10, 2019 Link to 'The Magic Is Over as Quickly as It Began'

Read How Arrhythmia is Poetry

Link to Andrew Donald van der Vaart's page

How Arrhythmia is Poetry

Andrew Donald van der Vaart

Dec 6, 2019 Link to How Arrhythmia is Poetry

Read The Healer's Lament

Link to Archana Maniar, MD's page

The Healer's Lament

Archana Maniar, MD

Nov 12, 2019 Link to The Healer's Lament

Read This Novel Explores the 'Big Brother' Terror of EMRs

Link to Adam Spitz, MD's page

This Novel Explores the 'Big Brother' Terror of EMRs

Oct 9, 2019 Link to This Novel Explores the 'Big Brother' Terror of EMRs

Read Her CAT Scan Looked Like Someone Had Spilled Ink

Link to Louise Aronson, MD, MFA's page

Her CAT Scan Looked Like Someone Had Spilled Ink

Louise Aronson, MD, MFA

Oct 4, 2019 Link to Her CAT Scan Looked Like Someone Had Spilled Ink

Read Ode to a Body Donor

Link to Odette Zero's page

Ode to a Body Donor

Sep 26, 2019 Link to Ode to a Body Donor

Read A Cardiomyopathy Inspired Digital Painting

Link to Mohammed Ahmed's page

A Cardiomyopathy Inspired Digital Painting

Aug 21, 2019 Link to A Cardiomyopathy Inspired Digital Painting

Read The Veil of the Living

Link to Ronald J. Braun, MD's page

The Veil of the Living

Ronald J. Braun, MD

Aug 7, 2019 Link to The Veil of the Living

Read Narcomancy

Link to Gillian Friedman, MD's page

Narcomancy

Gillian Friedman, MD

Jul 2, 2019 Link to Narcomancy

Read The Day of Surgery: The Knife

Link to Joshua Goldman, MD's page

The Day of Surgery: The Knife

Joshua Goldman, MD

Jun 12, 2019 Link to The Day of Surgery: The Knife

Read The Day of Surgery: The Disease

Link to Joshua Goldman, MD's page

The Day of Surgery: The Disease

Joshua Goldman, MD

Jun 11, 2019 Link to The Day of Surgery: The Disease

Read The Day of Surgery: The Gas

Link to Joshua Goldman, MD's page

The Day of Surgery: The Gas

Joshua Goldman, MD

Jun 10, 2019 Link to The Day of Surgery: The Gas

Link to Mariam Gomaa's page

Takotsubo

May 24, 2019 Link to Takotsubo

Read Song of My Cells: The Pathologist's Poem

Link to David Weissmann, MD's page

Song of My Cells: The Pathologist's Poem

David Weissmann, MD

Apr 19, 2019 Link to Song of My Cells: The Pathologist's Poem

Read 'The Harshness of the Words Remembered': A Poem for Doctor Artists

Link to Frank Cusimano's page

'The Harshness of the Words Remembered': A Poem for Doctor Artists

Apr 11, 2019 Link to 'The Harshness of the Words Remembered': A Poem for Doctor Artists