Darkness

Darkness descends

Directions

You arrived alone that autumn night, your tiny

First Date No. 3

“You’re a resident?”

Hats and Masks

I like my mask

Inadequate

“My father died, slipped in the shower.”

Injecting Daxinib

“I’m sick, Doctor!”

Mrs. S

Your thin skin

Med Clearance

She told me she

Motivations

I feel fine, she said;

NRP

Blue and floppy you arrive

Notes on PPE

What if we could cover up blemishes, hide

Salaam

Avalon Be Damned

Unforgetting

I remember touching her face, I knew it was

Was it All Worth It

To seeing death. I can’t grieve.

Yellow

Yellow is the archetypal color of insanity,

2022 | Voices from the Wards, Introduction

We are proud to present this collection of 55-word stories written by the University of Utah School of Medicine Class of 2022