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.
Grout Pond, submitted by Rachel Flocken, program coordinator for The Ohio State University’s (OSU) Genetic Counseling Graduate Program, who took this photo during a recent trip to Vermont.
“The beauty of Grout Pond in the morning was captured in this photo complete with portaged kayak, canoe, and gear. This incredibly peaceful spot immediately takes us away from the hustle and bustle of life,” shared Rachel.
This foiled stained glass piece Mask was created and submitted by OAFP Past President Brian Bachelder, MD.
“I donated this to the American Academy of Family Physicians Foundation in 2020 to help raise funds for its programming, said Dr. Bachelder.
Lily Pond was submitted by Bob Corby, a photographer, cartoonist, and retired engineer, to bring you some peace during a busy day.
Stillness After the Wave was submitted by Nong Inpanbutr, DVM, MS, PhD, a professor at OSU’s College of Veterinary Medicine.
Dr. Inpanbutr reminds us that, “When we are hit by a dilemma in life, remember it is temporary. We can always come back to our inner peace…out stillness.”
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 Good Morning, My Name is Maurice, Maurice Coper, who works in environmental services at the OSU Brain and Spine Hospital, shares that, “I was worried every single day in the beginning. I still get worried about catching COVID and I have been exposed twice and tested twice but I am fine. We learned how to handle cleaning and how to take precautions and that has helped.” View the full piece on the Voices website.
In this submission by Jody Glasser Sobol’s The Whimsical World of Wilbur, he happily says, “It’s fall y’all!”
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!