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Quince

by Medha Palnati

15. Fifteen minutes before I was supposed to leave the hospital, April’s pager went off. That beep, beep, beep is now forever seared in my mind. She pulled up the imaging of the patient we were about to meet, barely looking up as the ICU physician, Dr. Wissman, whizzed by her. “I accepted a crazy transfer,” he called out without stopping, “it’s from an...

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Music in Medicine, Music as Medicine

by Sarah Kim

I walk into my patient’s room as he is receiving a blood transfusion with a guitar strapped across my back and sheet music in hand. He is used to seeing me in the early mornings when the surgical team rounds. He has been in the hospital for a week now, recovering from a liver cancer resection. He had joked with me in the operating...

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Quince

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by Medha Palnati

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I stepped foot on the island, unaware of what the next 39 days will hold. I recounted the advice...

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The Sound of an Urban Cowboy

“Walker! David Walker!” I called the name of the next patient as I stood in front of the obnoxiously...

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The Wall at Mile 20

It, in fact, hit me like a wall. As I pushed past mile 20 in my first marathon, I...

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Quince

Published by Medha Palnati

15. Fifteen minutes before I was supposed to leave the hospital, April’s pager went off. That beep, beep, beep is now forever seared in my mind. She pulled up...

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Featured, From the Wards

Music in Medicine, Music as Medicine

Published by Sarah Kim

I walk into my patient’s room as he is receiving a blood transfusion with a guitar strapped across my back and sheet music in hand. He is used to...

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Featured, From the Wards

Hope, the Natural Armament

Published by Kenneth Pham

In high school, I learned about humanity’s darkest corners far too early. I came across videos online of people telling stories of unthinkable violence, suffering and cruelty that left...

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Featured, From the Wards

Foreign Bodies (Berries)

Published by Veronica Gibbons

Foreign Bodies (Berries) Veronica Gibbons (2026) acrylic on paper This painting reminds us that beneath every incision is a unique individual, shaped by experiences that cannot be standardized. Medicine...

February 11, 2026

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