To the Doctor Giving Her a “Handful of Months”
Writer, artist, and educator, Kelly Cass Falzone, earned her MFA in Poetry from Spalding University in Louisville, KY, and MSEd. in Counselor Education from SUNY Brockport. Her work appears in numerous journals and she has been awarded recognition from the Berry College Emerging Southern Women Writers Competition, Chattanooga Writer’s Guild, Tennessee Writer’s Alliance, and others. She lives in Nashville, Tennessee.
Four poems by Dan O’Brien
Summer 2024 Poetry Contest Winners Announced!
Interview With Allison Kufta: The Art of Inspiration
Peter Park is a 4th year medical student at TCU School of Medicine. He is a Delegate for the AMA. In his spare time he enjoys writing narrative medicine, hiking and climbing. Ms. Allison Kufta is an artist based in Chicago, IL and medical student at the University of Illinois College of Medicine.
Poetry Interview with Melissa McKinstry by Jane Newkirk
Visual Arts Interview : with Dermatologist and London Based Artist, Stef Will
Life Begins Again
Mr. Bruce MacDonald works in Mississauga, Ontario at a hospital as a case manager. This photo epitomizes new life.
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”
Summer 2024 Poetry Contest (Winner Receives a $200 Dollar Prize) Submissions open from June 1 – September 4th
We are pleased to announce our Summer 2024 poetry contest (June 1st – September 4th). The winner will receive a $200 cash prize.
Summer 2024 Haiku Contest ($100 Dollar Prize)
Photography Contest: The Appreciation of Small Things (Spring/ Summer 2024. Winner Receives $100 Dollar Cash 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.