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 Budding Surgeon on "Dispelling the Mystery of Medicine"

Read An Exploration of a Surgeon’s Vulnerability Through Kuchipudi Dance

Link to Shilpa Darivemula, MD's page

An Exploration of a Surgeon’s Vulnerability Through Kuchipudi Dance

Shilpa Darivemula, MD

Jul 13, 2018 Link to An Exploration of a Surgeon’s Vulnerability Through Kuchipudi Dance

Read “Where Medicine Needs Its Medication”

Link to Peter Rezkalla's page

“Where Medicine Needs Its Medication”

Jul 6, 2018 Link to “Where Medicine Needs Its Medication”

Read The Monster

Link to Diana Rangaves, PharmD's page

The Monster

Diana Rangaves, PharmD

Jul 6, 2018 Link to The Monster

Read Portrait of Coronary Heart Disease

Link to Mohammed Ahmed's page

Portrait of Coronary Heart Disease

Jun 26, 2018 Link to Portrait of Coronary Heart Disease

Read Geriatrician's Novel Draws Attention to Mercury Poisoning

Link to September Williams, MD's page

Geriatrician's Novel Draws Attention to Mercury Poisoning

September Williams, MD

Jun 22, 2018 Link to Geriatrician's Novel Draws Attention to Mercury Poisoning

Read “Resuscitation”

Link to Philip Borger, MD's page

“Resuscitation”

Philip Borger, MD

Jun 14, 2018 Link to “Resuscitation”

Read The Fractured Manner of Learning: A Sculpture & Conversation

Link to Eric Zabriskie's page

The Fractured Manner of Learning: A Sculpture & Conversation

Jun 7, 2018 Link to The Fractured Manner of Learning: A Sculpture & Conversation

Read A Neurosurgeon Takes Her Skill to the Art Studio

Link to Kathryn Ko, MD MFA's page

A Neurosurgeon Takes Her Skill to the Art Studio

Kathryn Ko, MD MFA

Jun 7, 2018 Link to A Neurosurgeon Takes Her Skill to the Art Studio

Read The Serious Diagnosis

Link to Farokh Jamalyaria, MD's page

The Serious Diagnosis

Farokh Jamalyaria, MD

Jun 4, 2018 Link to The Serious Diagnosis

Read A Brief History of Eating Humans

Link to Lydia Kang, MD's page

A Brief History of Eating Humans

Jun 1, 2018 Link to A Brief History of Eating Humans

Read “Before You Pulled Back the Curtain”

Link to Andrew McLean, MD MPH's page

“Before You Pulled Back the Curtain”

Andrew McLean, MD MPH

May 24, 2018 Link to “Before You Pulled Back the Curtain”

Read “Progress”

Link to Emily Silverman, MD's page

“Progress”

Emily Silverman, MD

May 17, 2018 Link to “Progress”

Read The Future of Medical Education

Link to Frank Cusimano's page

The Future of Medical Education

May 16, 2018 Link to The Future of Medical Education

Read A Poem: Primary Care Medicine Is like a Box of Chocolates

Link to Dana Corriel, MD's page

A Poem: Primary Care Medicine Is like a Box of Chocolates

Dana Corriel, MD

May 13, 2018 Link to A Poem: Primary Care Medicine Is like a Box of Chocolates

Read “Let’s Get Him a Prostitute”

Link to Rada Jones, MD, MBA, FACEP's page

“Let’s Get Him a Prostitute”

Rada Jones, MD, MBA, FACEP

May 10, 2018 Link to “Let’s Get Him a Prostitute”

Read A Medical Poem: 3 Coping Mechanisms Learned from 5 Suicides This Year

Link to Frank Cusimano's page

A Medical Poem: 3 Coping Mechanisms Learned from 5 Suicides This Year

May 9, 2018 Link to A Medical Poem: 3 Coping Mechanisms Learned from 5 Suicides This Year

Read Through the Looking Glass: #HarvardWriters2018

Link to Rada Jones, MD, MBA, FACEP's page

Through the Looking Glass: #HarvardWriters2018

Rada Jones, MD, MBA, FACEP

May 2, 2018 Link to Through the Looking Glass: #HarvardWriters2018

Read “I’m Sorry for Your Loss”

Link to Gary Fudem, MD's page

“I’m Sorry for Your Loss”

May 1, 2018 Link to “I’m Sorry for Your Loss”

Read For the Physician Writer: Notes on Harvard’s Healthcare Professional Writers Conference

Link to Valerie Anne Jones, MD's page

For the Physician Writer: Notes on Harvard’s Healthcare Professional Writers Conference

Valerie Anne Jones, MD

May 1, 2018 Link to For the Physician Writer: Notes on Harvard’s Healthcare Professional Writers Conference

Read “Against the Whir and Whine”: A Poem & Conversation with David Watts, MD

Link to Harvey Watts, MD's page

“Against the Whir and Whine”: A Poem & Conversation with David Watts, MD

Harvey Watts, MD

Apr 16, 2018 Link to “Against the Whir and Whine”: A Poem & Conversation with David Watts, MD

Read How to Be an Anesthesiologist

Link to Audrey Shafer, MD's page

How to Be an Anesthesiologist

Audrey Shafer, MD

Apr 9, 2018 Link to How to Be an Anesthesiologist