Volume 7 | 2025 Voices from the Wards

Voices from the Wards

Editors

Annie Galt and Maddie Bernardo

As we reflect on the many changes, in name, structure, and curriculum of the medical school that is left in our wake, we are honored to be among the last of the “Legacy” curriculum cohort and to have stood witness to the continued progress and evolution of our program.

We are proud to present this collection of 55-word stories written by the University of Utah School of Medicine, now Spencer Fox Eccles School of Medicine Class of 2025, inspired by the 55-word story project at the University of Virginia School of Medicine and first adopted by the members of the Utah Gold Humanism Chapter class of 2019, Dr. Kajsa Vlasic, and Dr. Dannen Wright.

Thank you to Dr. Karly Pippitt, Dr. Tiffany Glasgow, the Utah Gold Humanism chapter faculty advisors, as well as Ashley Hall, our chapter staff advisor, for helping us bring this project to print.

An additional thank you to our classmates at the University of
Utah School of Medicine for contributing their stories.

Letter From the Editors | Voices from the Wards
by Annie Galt & Maddie Bernardo

Foundations – Part I | Literature
by Voices from the Wards - Volume 7

Untitled | Literature
by Amanda Jiang

Tiny Hearts | Literature
by Brighton Alvey

Voices from the Wards – Volume 7 Artwork | Voices from the Wards
by Christina Ramazani-Necessary

Coping Worth Keeping | Literature
by Gabe Hooper

Flag | Literature
by Hailie Gill

Voices from the Wards – Volume 7 Artwork | Voices from the Wards
by Christina Ramazani-Necessary

Questioning – Part II | Literature
by Voices from the Wards - Volume 7

A Collection of Short Stories | Literature
by Jasmine Mender

Whatever | Literature
by Christopher Clinker