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