The Voices in Humanism (Voices) initiative is a collaboration between The Ohio State University (OSU) College of Medicine’s Gold Humanism Honor Society Resident Chapter and the OSU Medical Heritage Center. The mission is to collect, preserve, and share the arts created during this challenging time. Students, residents, faculty, staff, alumni, and all members of the healthcare family submit all forms of visual arts, writing, and music to the collection. To view the growing collection, visit the Voices webpage.
Phil Anjum, a 3rd year medical student from The Ohio State University (OSU) College of Medicine submitted Get Vaccinated featuring OSU that captures the medical student vaccine experience.
“I was inspired to use my photography skills to contribute to the vaccination effort,” said Phil. “I was so fortunate to find Maya and Ashley, who worked with me to take photographs and build the overall infographic. Our goal was to show the humanity of the pandemic, as well as to convey that vaccination could be fun, a breath of relief, and a signal that the end of the pandemic is in sight,” concluded Phil.
Essential Stories are the writings of Pat Wynn Brown on medicine during COVID. As she heard the stories from hospital staff about what they faced in their fight for lives during the pandemic, she decided to write and share the stories of our healthcare heroes.
In #thisisourshot, Antoinette Pusateri, MD, a 3rd year internal medicine resident at the OSU College of Medicine, shares that, “Being on the frontlines of the pandemic plus witnessing the racial injustices and imbalances of the underserved, I am glad my residency includes social justice initiatives.” View the full piece on the Voices website.
Stand with Us was submitted by Meika Eby, MD, and her daughter Kia. Created digitally on her iPad through Procreate, Dr. Eby shares, “Art has always been a fun hobby for me. Especially during these trying times, it has been a nice outlet and way to express myself and some of the strong feelings all of these challenges have brought about.”
Submitted by Jody Glasser Sobol, this beautiful, pink flower reminds us to embrace mindfulness.
The Ohio Academy of Family Physicians (OAFP) is partnering in this initiative by highlighting pieces of work in the Weekly Family Medicine Update, as well as on the Joy Among Chaos webpage. If you would like to contribute to this collection and share your own piece of work that reflects thoughts during this time of dual pandemics as we struggle to understand the impact on our patients, their families, our communities, our profession, and ourselves, we encourage you to do so. Submissions may be emailed to LCStoneMD@columbus.rr.com.
Financial support for this program is provided by the AAFP Foundation Philanthropic Consortium (FMPC) which is funded by members like you! Help programs like this continue to support family medicine by giving to the FMPC. Select “Chapter Grants” when making your gift online. Thank you!