This post links to a selection of moving poetry and short fiction pieces previously featured on Common Sense Family Doctor, mostly republished with permission from the Bellevue Literary Review and Pulse: Voices from the Heart of Medicine. Many thanks to the respective physician-editors of these stellar publications, Danielle Ofri and Paul Gross, for allowing me to share my favorites.
October 2009:
Medicine in Translation by Danielle Ofri
November 2009:
Anatomy Lesson by Nellie Hill
Thanksgiving: Visiting My Brother on the Ward by Peter Schmitt
December 2009:
The Rudeness by Rick Kempa
Cleft by Jon Neher
January 2010:
Having an MRI/Waiting for Laundry by Jan Bottiglieri
Cure by Veneta Masson
February 2010:
Johnny Doe by Yvonne Estrada
Reflections from a Senior Citizen by Dorothy Kligerman
If you enjoy what you read here, please consider subscribing to these literary magazines and/or purchasing their "best of" collections, The Best of the Bellevue Literary Review and Pulse: The First Year.
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- kennylin
- I am a board-certified Family Physician and Public Health consultant practicing in Lancaster, PA. I am also Deputy Editor of the journal American Family Physician and teach residents and medical students at Lancaster General Health / Penn Medicine Family Medicine Residency program. I am paid to provide independent editorial and medical consulting services to the American Academy of Family Physicians, WebMD, and others. However, the content of this blog reflects my personal views only, and does not represent the views of any medical institution, publisher, or the AAFP.
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