The Smoke Billows
Prisca Mbonu is a current medical student at The Burnett School of Medicine based in Fort Worth, Texas. She possesses a deep passion for narrative medicine. Throughout her time in medical school, she has led initiatives to integrate the humanities into medical training through various projects and programs.
Never-Ending Residency
The Mansion of Unfinished Things
Q and A: Real Talk about Practicing High Volume Cataract Surgery, with Dr. Daniel Husney MD
Q and A: Real Talk about Practicing High Volume Cataract Surgery, with Dr. Daniel Husney MD. Interview conducted by Eric Dessner MD
Interview With Allison Kufta: The Art of Inspiration
Poetry Interview with Melissa McKinstry by Jane Newkirk
Nature’s Hard Worker
Veronica Sazonova designer from Belarus. She submitted this photograph as an entry into MEDMIC’s “APPRECIATION OF SMALL THINGS” photography contest. This carpenter bee as a symbol of hard work personifies medical workers
Kaeru – A Journey of Rediscovering Home Through Music
A vocalist, pianist, and internal medicine physician, Eki Shola uses her music as a conduit for healing. ASCAP Plus winner and selected ’23 people to watch in 2023′ by the Press Democrat, Eki Shola has shared the stage with Dr. Donald Byrd, Steve Turre and more and and has opened for various artists including Habib Koité, Bebel Gilberto, DakhaBrakha, Georgia Anne Muldrow, Lucky Otis, and Kitaro. The five-time NorBay Music awardee was selected to participate in the OBRAS foundation, Portugal artist residency and recently completed a Japan tour for her 5th solo album, 還 (Kaeru), recorded with local artists drummer Hidenori Tsugita, shamisen and shakuhachi musician, Uma Ebina, and Mongolian Morin Khuur musician, Tatsuya Okabayashi.
Electroconvulsive Therapy Playlist: Designed for a Run, to Get the Brain Right Before a Surgery Day
Winter Spotify Playlist Contest: “R and B songs”
Fall 2024-Winter 2025 Poetry Contest: Winner to Receive a $200 Dollar Prize
Fall 2024-Winter 2025 Poetry Contest: Winner to Receive a $200 Dollar Prize
Summer 2024 Poetry Contest (Winner Receives a $200 Dollar Prize) Submissions open from June 1 – September 4th
Summer 2024 Haiku Contest ($100 Dollar Prize)
Padel Tennis
Come to Williamsburg, Brooklyn to play some padel tennis at Padel Haus https://padel.haus. It’s highly addictive and super fun. The facility is brand new and beautiful. They even have a super user friendly app, that helps you jump in as a single player and join double match play! We’ve got a healthcare doubles tournament in the works down the road. If you’re interested in being added to the healthcare matchplay list send an email to sports@medmic.com
Attention Tennis Players
Attention Golfers
Surviving multiple cancers: a tale of blessings and exceptional doctors
Kim Downey PT is a seasoned healthcare professional and three time cancer survivor, She has experienced firsthand the challenges facing clinicians, including loss of autonomy, frustrations with the EMR, burnout, and moral injury. Her goal is to assist healthcare systems in creating and maintaining institutional initiatives and policy changes that promote a pervasive culture of caring and physician well-being.