Medical Humanities

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

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How CPAP Saved Christmas

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Scott Eveloff, MD

Read Lamellated: A Poem

Link to Suraj Bala's page

Lamellated: A Poem

Nov 3, 2025 Link to Lamellated: A Poem

Read White Coats, Hidden Wounds: A Poem

Link to Simo Du's page

White Coats, Hidden Wounds: A Poem

Aug 29, 2025 Link to White Coats, Hidden Wounds: A Poem

Read The Patient: A Short Story

Link to Rohun R. Gupta, MD's page

The Patient: A Short Story

Rohun R. Gupta, MD

Jul 10, 2025 Link to The Patient: A Short Story

Read A Soldier’s Invisible Conflict: An Illustration

Link to Dina Garabedian, PA MPAS, PA-C's page

A Soldier’s Invisible Conflict: An Illustration

Dina Garabedian, PA MPAS, PA-C

Nov 6, 2023 Link to A Soldier’s Invisible Conflict: An Illustration

Read How Narrative Medicine Brought Wonder Back

Link to Eve Louise Makoff, MD's page

How Narrative Medicine Brought Wonder Back

Eve Louise Makoff, MD

Oct 12, 2023 Link to How Narrative Medicine Brought Wonder Back

Read ‘Don’t You Want to Look Nice For Your Patients?’

Link to Yoo Jung Kim's page

‘Don’t You Want to Look Nice For Your Patients?’

Aug 29, 2023 Link to ‘Don’t You Want to Look Nice For Your Patients?’

Read A Promising Young Man

Link to Chloe Lee, MD's page

A Promising Young Man

Aug 10, 2023 Link to A Promising Young Man

Read Was Her Atony My Fault?: A Poem

Link to May Ameri's page

Was Her Atony My Fault?: A Poem

Jul 17, 2023 Link to Was Her Atony My Fault?: A Poem

Read Postcards For My Death: A Story

Link to David Xiang's page

Postcards For My Death: A Story

Jun 5, 2023 Link to Postcards For My Death: A Story

Read Lessons for My Son; Lessons for Myself

Link to Jason Han, MD's page

Lessons for My Son; Lessons for Myself

Apr 3, 2023 Link to Lessons for My Son; Lessons for Myself

Read The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Doormat

Link to Chloe Lee, MD's page

The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Doormat

Mar 20, 2023 Link to The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Doormat

Read Bilirubin Dreams: A Lullaby

Link to Slavena Salve Nissan, MD's page

Bilirubin Dreams: A Lullaby

Slavena Salve Nissan, MD

Mar 6, 2023 Link to Bilirubin Dreams: A Lullaby

Read The Wishes of My Cancer Patient

Link to Tulsi Patel, MD's page

The Wishes of My Cancer Patient

Tulsi Patel, MD

Feb 27, 2023 Link to The Wishes of My Cancer Patient

Read The Persistence of a Neonate

Link to Judaja Prescott's page

The Persistence of a Neonate

Judaja Prescott

Feb 13, 2023 Link to The Persistence of a Neonate

Read Stargazing Atop a Hospital: A Story

Link to David Xiang's page

Stargazing Atop a Hospital: A Story

Jan 30, 2023 Link to Stargazing Atop a Hospital: A Story

Read I Was a Puppet in Medicine. Now I Make Puppets

Link to Britnay Alexandra Ferguson, PA's page

I Was a Puppet in Medicine. Now I Make Puppets

Britnay Alexandra Ferguson, PA

Jan 19, 2023 Link to I Was a Puppet in Medicine. Now I Make Puppets

Read Chocolate Milk

Link to Sara Khan, MD's page

Chocolate Milk

Sep 20, 2022 Link to Chocolate Milk

Read A Siren's Lament

Link to Tulsi Patel, MD's page

A Siren's Lament

Tulsi Patel, MD

Sep 13, 2022 Link to A Siren's Lament

Read Emotions Like a Jigsaw Puzzle

Link to Shreya Sreekantaswamy, MD's page

Emotions Like a Jigsaw Puzzle

Shreya Sreekantaswamy, MD

Aug 29, 2022 Link to Emotions Like a Jigsaw Puzzle

Read The Baltimore Orioles

Link to Ellen Zhang 's page

The Baltimore Orioles

Aug 23, 2022 Link to The Baltimore Orioles

Read The Argument for Narrative Medicine As More Than A “Waste of Time”

Link to Saljooq Asif's page

The Argument for Narrative Medicine As More Than A “Waste of Time”

Aug 15, 2022 Link to The Argument for Narrative Medicine As More Than A “Waste of Time”