RUBOR VOLUME 12 IS LIVE!
Hard copies are available at the following locations: Health Sciences Library, Health Sciences Education Building, College of Nursing, College of Pharmacy, School of Medicine Admissions Office, Office of Health Equity and Inclusion, Student Affairs Office, and Healthcare, Educators, Leaders & Innovators Complex.
Dear Friends, Colleagues, and Readers,
Thank you for joining us for Issue 12 of Rubor. Each year, we are honored to share the stories and visions of authors and artists from across the medical community. From walking through heart-wrenching stanzas to giggling at refreshing doodles, we hope there is a corner of Rubor where you can find both moments of connection and reflection. We are proud to continuously offer a creative space to express ourselves as healthcare workers, students, patients, and peers. This year’s issue represents an incredible breadth of work, from powerful paintings and prose to technically mind-boggling drawings and playful poetry. Each unique piece serves to build a greater moment of community that we, as editors, work diligently each year to represent and celebrate. We thank you for the endless contributions and we hope each issue continues to inspire you to write, to paint, to draw, to photograph, to sculpt, to sing, to keep your voice alive in whatever form it finds.
As the Editor-in-Chief, I want to extend my deepest gratitude to the incredible team of Associate Editors who made this issue possible. You are all a dream to work with and your creative minds will carry the legacy of this community and publication with such grace and confidence. I truly believe keeping the arts alive and well in our hearts and conversations is integral to our roles as future physicians. To our peer reviewers, thank you for your dedication and passion. You consistently serve as an essential piece of this team and in bringing the vision of each Rubor issue to life. To Dr. Susan Sample, our fearless leader and captain, we thank you for your unwavering and everlasting support. To every author and artist who submits each year, thank you for your bravery, your vulnerability, your story. After four years, I am still so moved and forever impressed by the heart and grit of this community. I hope Rubor can continue to serve as a necessary creative outlet and bridge between seemingly distant worlds. The arts have always shown me we are not so far apart.
With much gratitude,
Cam Arkin
Volume 12 Editor-in-Chief
