Keeping Up
Brittany van der Merwe is an emerging Canadian poet and aspiring author from British Columbia’s interior. She has been featured in Cathexis Northwest Press, at The Write Launch, and more.
Lab Results
Sleep Apnea
Poetry Interview with Melissa McKinstry by Jane Newkirk
Melissa McKinstry holds an MFA in poetry from Pacific University. Her poems have been nominated for Best of the Net, a Pushcart Prize, and Orison’s Best Spiritual Literature, and appear in Rattle, Alaska Quarterly Review, Rust & Moth, December, Tahoma Literary Review, SWWIM, Nimrod International, and Beloit Poetry Journal. Find her at her website: https://www.melissamckinstry.com/ Jane Newkirk is the poetry editor at Medmic. Her poems have appeared in Empty House Press, The Shore, Naugatuck River Review, The Night Heron Barks, Intima, and others. In 2019, her creative nonfiction was nominated for a Pushcart Prize. She is an occupational therapist in Jackson, Mississippi.
Visual Arts Interview : with Dermatologist and London Based Artist, Stef Will
Poetry Interview by Jane Newkirk: Featuring Poet Cate Lycurgus
Photography by Shaun Cole MD
Shaun Cole MD is an Emergency Medicine physician in Brooklyn, NY. His hobbies include photography, traveling and attending live music concerts.
Winter Spotify Playlist Contest: “R and B songs”
Please share your “R and B” Spotify playlist with us. Keep us moving through our day in the clinic, in the operating room, studying for exams or getting in a great workout! Must be a healthcare student, trainee, or work in a healthcare related field to win. The R and B playlist contest will be judged by Ciara and Chloe Ligon who are medical assistants in Brooklyn, NY.
Jazz Playlist : With a Nod to Father’s Day
Spotify Playlist: “Spin Cycle”
Winter Spotify Playlist Contest: “R and B songs”
Please share your “R and B” Spotify playlist with us. Keep us moving through our day in the clinic, in the operating room, studying for exams or getting in a great workout! Must be a healthcare student, trainee, or work in a healthcare related field to win. The R and B playlist contest will be judged by Ciara and Chloe Ligon who are medical assistants in Brooklyn, NY.
Summer Visual Arts Contest: 200 Dollar Prize
Summer Poetry Contest : $200 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.