Medical Humanities

Medical Humanities is a series on Op-Med, which showcases creative work by Doximity members. Art, music, dance, poetry, and all mixtures in-between or newly expressed are welcome.

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A Bright Cry: A Child Born in the CCU

Lilit Sargsyan, MD

Nov 16, 2021

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Separating the Person from the Pathology

Noah Feld

Nov 1, 2021 Link to Separating the Person from the Pathology

Read Why I’m Laughing About Beets In the Exam Roomarticle image

Why I’m Laughing About Beets In the Exam Room

Brian Gilmer, MD

Oct 12, 2021 Link to Why I’m Laughing About Beets In the Exam Room

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Our Carefully Assembled Selves

Dahlia Kronfli

Oct 4, 2021 Link to Our Carefully Assembled Selves

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The Hospital Chapel

Bonnie Salomon, MD

Sep 21, 2021 Link to The Hospital Chapel

Read 'She Was Blue in the Face With Hardly a Cry'article image

'She Was Blue in the Face With Hardly a Cry'

Sara Khan, MD

Sep 7, 2021 Link to 'She Was Blue in the Face With Hardly a Cry'

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The Emotional Dilemma of Balancing Studying and Living

Casey Schukow

Aug 20, 2021 Link to The Emotional Dilemma of Balancing Studying and Living

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The Last Morning Glory My Father Saw

Gurpreet Kaur Padam, MD FAAFP, DipABLM

Aug 13, 2021 Link to The Last Morning Glory My Father Saw

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The Last Conversation

Soma Sundara Shravan Kuma Jyothula, MD FCCP

Aug 3, 2021 Link to The Last Conversation

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The Sharp Stab of Inspiration and Pleuritic Chest Pain

Jaya Mallidi, MD

Jul 6, 2021 Link to The Sharp Stab of Inspiration and Pleuritic Chest Pain

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What Clinicians Can Learn From Poetry

Zainab Mabizari, MD

Jun 23, 2021 Link to What Clinicians Can Learn From Poetry

Read Moments of a Life: A Reflective Poem on Patient and Human Connectionarticle image

Moments of a Life: A Reflective Poem on Patient and Human Connection

Evelyn Bodenschatz

Jun 22, 2021 Link to Moments of a Life: A Reflective Poem on Patient and Human Connection

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We Are the Blessing, Not Dressed in Disguise

Kanesha Overton

Jun 8, 2021 Link to We Are the Blessing, Not Dressed in Disguise

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Photographing in Isolation

Omotola K. Ajibade, MD

Apr 29, 2021 Link to Photographing in Isolation

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The Patient I Helped, The Man We Failed

Wayne Fox Larrabee, MD, MS, FACS

Apr 23, 2021 Link to The Patient I Helped, The Man We Failed

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American Pandemic

Julie Schlegel, MD

Mar 29, 2021 Link to American Pandemic

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Capturing the Enormity of My Mentor

Caroline G Ferris, MD

Mar 23, 2021 Link to Capturing the Enormity of My Mentor

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Listen: A Song By A Psychiatrist and His Patient

Anand Jayanti, MD

Mar 16, 2021 Link to Listen: A Song By A Psychiatrist and His Patient

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Conversations With Cadavers

Vongai Mlambo

Mar 2, 2021 Link to Conversations With Cadavers

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For Judy: A Poem, A Prayer, and a Toast

Wayne Fox Larrabee, MD, MS, FACS

Feb 23, 2021 Link to For Judy: A Poem, A Prayer, and a Toast

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Regarding a Letter to a Dying Friend

Lawrence Hergott, MD

Feb 19, 2021 Link to Regarding a Letter to a Dying Friend

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Slaying the Beast of Vile, Together

Hamza A Lodhi, MD

Feb 9, 2021 Link to Slaying the Beast of Vile, Together