Volume 1 | 2020 Voices from the Residents
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2020 Voices from the Residents, Front-cover
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2020 Voices from the Residents, Introduction
A collection of 55-word stories from residents at the University of Utah.
Pleomorphism
Forgive the cliché, but I think of Oppenheimer watching the bomb
Multiple Hats
Is the patient delirious, staff question.
Residency Drifting by
Driftwood passing as
The First Day
New badge says, “Physician,”
Medical School: A One Act Play
What did you find out?
Just Keep Breathing
Breathe in,
20/20
Many people have asked—”Why the eyes?”
Room by Room
You never forget the howl of a woman just informed that her unborn baby is dead.
Inadequate
I tried to answer your question the best I could, but again you asked it.
Q&A
“So, what are we going to do about this?”
Dear Mike,
I met your grandparents.
Okurimono*
Him, breathless, handcuffed to the oxygen tank in tow.
New Patient Visit: Sibling Exam after Death of Sister
This fits
Wake
Did you know, when I called 911, I was put on hold.
Crossed Wires
“But I’ve never had this happen before.”
Running His Mouth
I’m trapped in the room—twenty-minute visit turning to sixty.
Hospice
Driving in the dark to a South Jordan funeral home.
Mrs. T
“I don’t feel worth a damn.”
Mangled Hand
Kneeling at your bedside, I see your mangled hand.
Palpable Fine Needle Aspiration, Left Thigh, Huntsman Clinic 2C
I apologize for the needle’s sting, jabbing in quick fine motions beneath your skin.
Full-time Job
Trademark stickers, grigri, and plushie keychains adorn her walker.
Laundry
The call comes in, they’re at it again
Safety Symbiosis
At the workplace
Nursery (After Jack Gilbert)
It’s no one’s idea of fun to watch a drug-addict father
Volume 1 | 2020 Voices from the Faculty
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Arriving at the Terminal
With resolute momentum the Southbound train passes.
No Matter How Late
(5PM) Going to the OR later. Don’t know when I’ll be home.