The Country Remains
Sarah Ali is an MD/MPH student at the UAB Heersink School of Medicine. Through her writing, she hopes to bring greater attention to the lived experiences of patients and to the parts of illness and care that can be overlooked in clinical medicine.
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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
Photography: Sunset Manhattan
Eric Dessner MD is an ophthalmologist in private practice in Brooklyn, NY. He is the founder and CEO of www.medmic.com
PTSD 3 Years On
Bruce Knox is New Zealander who encountered a significant medical complication during a routine ablation. As part of his overall recovery, he has collected together a range of poetic expressions that I have crafted that tell the story and share some of the thoughts and feelings. This is a song and the lyrics he wrote:
Kaeru – A Journey of Rediscovering Home Through Music
Electroconvulsive Therapy Playlist: Designed for a Run, to Get the Brain Right Before a Surgery Day
Winter 2026 Poetry Contest (Feb 1st-April 30th): Winner Receives a $100 Dollar Cash Prize. Entry fee $10 dollars per poem.
We are pleased to announce our Winter 2026 Poetry Contest (Feb 1st – April 30th). The winner will receive a $100 cash prize. The 1st and 2nd runners up will have their poem published on www.medmic.com for 6 months and receive commentary from the contest judges. The winner will also have the option of promoting their work through a video interview on www.medmic.com. Poems can belong to any genre (free form, rhyming, sonnets, haiku, etc) We encourage poets to send poems that relate to wellness or healthcare, but this is not absolutely mandatory. Submissions will be accepted until April 30th, 2026.