Contents | 2020

55-word stories are just that—stories told in 55 words. The genre was
coined by Steven Moss, founder of the New Times weekly in San
Luis Obispo County, CA, which sponsored the first 55-word story
contest in 1987. Since then, many communities, including medicine,
have found the form useful in telling their unique experiences.

Voices from the Faculty

Editorial board

Gretchen Case, PhD, MA
Candace Chow, PhD, MA
Sarah Cipriano, MD
Tiffany Glasgow, MD
Joni Hemond, MD
Sara Lamb, MD
Laura Lambert, MD
Karly Pippitt, MD
Susan Sample, PhD, MFA

Dedication

Our deepest thanks go to our students, who created their own collection of 55-word stories last year, and inspired us to do the same. We love being educators because we learn so much from you!

Cover photography: “Social Distancing” by Harper Davison.
Layout & Copyediting: Harper Davison, Core Educator Program Manager

Loss | Literature
by Brigitte Smith, MD

A Debate | Literature
by Tiffany Glasgow, MD

Listen | Literature
by Karly Pippitt, MD

By the numbers. | Literature
by Mark Harris, MD

Unfair | Literature
by Matthew Poppe, MD

Medical Literacy | Literature
by Kencee Graves, MD

time of death | Literature
by Anthony Bacon, MD

Autonomy | Literature
by Jennifer O'Donohoe, MD

Heal Thyself | Literature
by Kyle Bradford Jones, MD, FAAFP

Sorrow | Literature
by Wayne Samuelson, MD

Sammy’s | Literature
by Diane Liu, MD

My Mentee | Literature
by Megan Fix, MD

A Brave Choice | Literature
by Tiffany Glasgow, MD

Heart Tones | Literature
by Elizabeth M. Thackeray, MD

I am the Daughter of a Physician | Literature
by Jennifer Myers Coombs, PA-C, PhD

Unspoken Agreement. | Literature
by Johanna Greenberg, PA-C

I’m White and I Live Segregated | Literature
by Amy N. Cowan, MD

3 | Literature
by Sara Lamb, MD

book club | Literature
by Karly Pippitt, MD

Stapler Misfire | Literature
by Bartley Pickron, MD

Interrupted rhythm | Literature
by Elizabeth M. Thackeray, MD

I am Asian American | Literature
by Candace Chow, PhD, MA

Harmon’s, Smith’s, Dan’s | Literature
by Gretchen A. Case, PhD, MA

Mine | Literature
by Joni Hemond, MD

Mom, M.D. | Literature
by Karen A. Moser, MD

Wish | Literature
by Sara Lamb, MD

Everything old is new again and vice versa | Literature
by Per Gesteland, MD, MSc

It Could Be Me | Literature
by Bartley Pickron, MD

Joy | Literature
by Brian Good, MD

Advanced Maternal Age | Literature
by Wendy L. Hobson-Rohrer, MD, MSPH

Peanut M&Ms | Literature
by Joni Hemond, MD

What I’ve seen? | Literature
by Kyle Moore, DO

Metabolism | Literature
by Janet Lindsley, PhD

In Process | Literature
by Amy N. Cowan, MD

White Girl Can’t Jump: | Literature
by Elizabeth M. Thackeray, MD

Physician Work Room at Clinic | Literature
by Jennifer Goldman-Luthy, MD, MRP

No Matter How Late | Literature
by Laura Lambert, MD

Arriving at the Terminal | Literature
by Kirstyn E. Brownson, MD

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