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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The Patient I Helped, The Man We Failed

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Wayne Fox Larrabee, MD, MS, FACS

Read American Pandemic

Link to Julie Schlegel, MD's page

American Pandemic

Julie Schlegel, MD

Mar 29, 2021 Link to American Pandemic

Read Capturing the Enormity of My Mentor

Link to Caroline G Ferris, MD's page

Capturing the Enormity of My Mentor

Caroline G Ferris, MD

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

Read Listen: A Song By A Psychiatrist and His Patient

Link to Anand Jayanti, MD's page

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

Read Conversations With Cadavers

Link to Vongai Mlambo's page

Conversations With Cadavers

Mar 2, 2021 Link to Conversations With Cadavers

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

Link to Wayne Fox Larrabee, MD, MS, FACS 's page

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

Read Regarding a Letter to a Dying Friend

Link to Lawrence Hergott, MD's page

Regarding a Letter to a Dying Friend

Lawrence Hergott, MD

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

Read Slaying the Beast of Vile, Together

Link to Hamza A Lodhi, MD's page

Slaying the Beast of Vile, Together

Hamza A Lodhi, MD

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

Read An American X-Ray

Link to Heba Haleem's page

An American X-Ray

Feb 3, 2021 Link to An American X-Ray

Read Medicine is Like a Rosebush

Link to Shreya Sreekantaswamy, MD's page

Medicine is Like a Rosebush

Shreya Sreekantaswamy, MD

Jan 29, 2021 Link to Medicine is Like a Rosebush

Read Meeting Our Venerable Hosts

Link to Wesley Chou's page

Meeting Our Venerable Hosts

Jan 13, 2021 Link to Meeting Our Venerable Hosts

Read From Hoarding to Sorting: Cluttering Explained

Link to Elizabeth Moham's page

From Hoarding to Sorting: Cluttering Explained

Elizabeth Moham

Jan 7, 2021 Link to From Hoarding to Sorting: Cluttering Explained

Read My Anatomy Partner 'Arthur'

Link to Joy Alvarado, MD's page

My Anatomy Partner 'Arthur'

Joy Alvarado, MD

Dec 15, 2020 Link to My Anatomy Partner 'Arthur'

Read A Christmas Emergency Story

Link to Ashely Alker, MD's page

A Christmas Emergency Story

Ashely Alker, MD

Dec 9, 2020 Link to A Christmas Emergency Story

Read Guidance Comes From Medical Science and Art

Link to Alvaro Garza, MD MPH's page

Guidance Comes From Medical Science and Art

Alvaro Garza, MD MPH

Dec 3, 2020 Link to Guidance Comes From Medical Science and Art

Read The White Orchid

Link to Jaya Mallidi, MD's page

The White Orchid

Jaya Mallidi, MD

Nov 26, 2020 Link to The White Orchid

Read Meet The Unorthodocs: A Band of Clinicians Blowing Off Steam One Gig at a Time

Link to Karl U Bucus's page

Meet The Unorthodocs: A Band of Clinicians Blowing Off Steam One Gig at a Time

Oct 19, 2020 Link to Meet The Unorthodocs: A Band of Clinicians Blowing Off Steam One Gig at a Time

Read Grief Unanswered

Link to Sharon Hsu's page

Grief Unanswered

Oct 16, 2020 Link to Grief Unanswered

Read The Longest Two Weeks

Link to Miriam Zylberglait Lisigurski, MD FACP's page

The Longest Two Weeks

Miriam Zylberglait Lisigurski, MD FACP

Oct 10, 2020 Link to The Longest Two Weeks

Read No One Told Me

Link to Kate Buhrke's page

No One Told Me

Jul 24, 2020 Link to No One Told Me

Link to Slavena Salve Nissan, MD's page

lovebug

Slavena Salve Nissan, MD

Jul 14, 2020 Link to lovebug

Read 'Twas the Night Before Intern Year

Link to Alicia Corwin, MD's page

'Twas the Night Before Intern Year

Alicia Corwin, MD

Jun 30, 2020 Link to 'Twas the Night Before Intern Year