Contents

Voices from the Wards

Produced by:

Ellie Gilbertson, Roselyn Neville, Zachary Fica

Compiled and Edited by:

Zachary Fica

A collection of stories, experiences, and poems written by the University of Utah School of Medicine Class of 2021 in their final semester of graduate medical education.

A Needle Longer Than You Would Ever Be | Literature
by Lauren Fay, MD

Against Medical Advice | Literature
by Andrew Carey, MD

Any Last Questions? | Literature
by Andrew Carey, MD

Assumptions | Literature
by Veronica Urbik, MD

Birthday Party | Literature
by Addie Brandenberger, MD

Can We Hurry This Up? | Literature
by Veronica Urbik, MD

Chief Complaint | Literature
by Sierra McLean, MD

Choosing a Specialty | Literature
by Rachel Tsolinas, MD

Connected, Not Present | Literature
by Anonymous From the Wards

crack | Literature
by Veronica Urbik, MD

Deceased | Literature
by Jared Hilton, MD

Everything Is (Not) Fine | Literature
by Jessica Zhu, MD

Goals of Care | Literature
by Patrick O'Connell, MD

Helpless | Literature
by Sierra McLean, MD

How to Cope | Literature
by Anonymous From the Wards

Inside Out | Literature
by Serena Fang, MD

IR | Literature
by Chloe Cross, MD

Joy | Literature
by Ben Berger, MD

Keep Your Nickel | Literature
by Jessie Smith, MD

Lucky | Literature
by Zachary Fica, MD

MICU Day 2 | Literature
by PR

Mother, Human | Literature
by Lauren Fay, MD

Not Your Fault | Literature
by Taylor King, MD

Periviable | Literature
by Jessie Smith, MD

Salad Fingers | Literature
by Serena Fang, MD

Source Control | Literature
by Jessica Zhu, MD

The Harvest | Literature
by Anonymous From the Wards

The Reality of Third Year | Literature
by Rachel Tsolinas, MD

Toes Too Small to Make a Footprint | Literature
by Katie Panushka, MD

Unbuckled | Literature
by Addie Brandenberger, MD

UTES | Literature
by Dan Jones, MD

Yellow Peril | Literature
by Jessica Zhu, MD