You have the right to pretend you don’t see me. To turn down the next aisle, slow your walk to the checkout. I was twenty when I hid behind a rack in a discount store to avoid my professor. You have the right to not be a student for a moment. See you in class.
Harmon’s, Smith’s, Dan’s, Literature by Gretchen A. Case, PhD, MA
Gretchen A. Case, PhD, MA
Chief, Program in Medical Ethics and Humanities & Associate Professor, Department of Internal Medicine
Gretchen teaches arts and humanities in the School of Medicine.
Voices from the Faculty:
2025, Editorial Board
2024, Editorial Board
2022, Editorial Board
2021, Editorial Board
2020, Editorial Board
2025, "To a startled resident"
2020, "Harmon's, Smith's, Dan's"
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