Thanksgiving
I found such peace in our stillness. / Your stomach rumblings almost music. / I caught myself peeking ever so often, / to find solace in your breathing.
Off the Shelf
Off the Shelf is our section for creative works by medical students.
Contributing Writer
Baylor College of Medicine
Joniqua Ceasar is a member of Baylor College of Medicine's Class of 2020. She is passionate about social justice within medicine and plans to engage in a career of public health. When she isn't in the hospital, you can find her working on a DIY craft project, tweeting via @rxforjustice, or snapping photos on her DSLR.
A Bridge Too Far (2016)
A digital illustration by medical student David Yu.
Not My Bones
These are not my bones. / I do not know from where they come, / Or to whom they belong;
Anatomy as Art: Installation #18
At Albany Medical College, upon our orientation to gross anatomy, we are asked to draw our feelings on blank index cards prior to entering the cadaver laboratory. As we progress through the year, our sentiments regarding anatomy may remain the same, or may change, and these drawings allow us to look back at this milestone we crossed as budding medical students.
Wistful Thinking (2016)
“All an average medical student wants in life is knowledge, fitness, travel, individuality, and a sense of direction (is that too much to ask?)”
Testimony (2016)
An explosion of peaceful energizing love / Hidden sun god and goddesses / Cropping the harvest
Anatomy as Art: Installation #17
At Albany Medical College, upon our orientation to gross anatomy, we are asked to draw our feelings on blank index cards prior to entering the cadaver laboratory. As we progress through the year, our sentiments regarding anatomy may remain the same, or may change, and these drawings allow us to look back at this milestone we crossed as budding medical students.
Anatomy as Art: Installation #16
At Albany Medical College, upon our orientation to gross anatomy, we are asked to draw our feelings on blank index cards prior to entering the cadaver laboratory. As we progress through the year, our sentiments regarding anatomy may remain the same, or may change, and these drawings allow us to look back at this milestone we crossed as budding medical students.
Alive
rivers of blood / dried / by formaldehyde
The Doctor He Became: Reflections on a Nazi Concentration Camp Doctor
He remembered the days / his hands were used / only / to heal, comfort
Baby Boy
Oh my little baby, you will be my salvation. / Tiny little baby will improve on my race. / Oh my little baby, you’re my brand new creation. / You appear so different when I look at your face.
The First Cut
I took the first cut / And suddenly it hit me … A wave of emotions / At once exhilarating, at once terrifying
Contributing Writer
Chicago Medical School at Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine & Science
Nyembezi L. Dhliwayo is a Chicago Medical Student Class of 2017 medical student with a knack for writing, an unhealthy obsession with health and fitness, and a passion for Global health. She graduated from Dickinson State University with a Bachelor of Science in Biology and Chemistry, and continues to pursue her dream of becoming the first medical doctor in her family. A bona fide globetrotter, she's a Zimbabwean native who claims North Dakota as her American home, hoping to leave her mark in medicine by engaging in International medicine.