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ART IN
ART IN MEDICINE
MEDICINE

“Like a Kidney Stone”

Hospital Humanity Donation

A beaming couple watches in awe, (a haiku on the impact of our first patient)
As their newborn takes his first breath.
A cancer patient receives her weekly infusion, Teaching through silence.
Wondering how much time she has left. Gift of self, life’s final act
to erase disease.
A teenage boy smiles,
The doctor declares, “You’re all set to leave!” A tribute to the first patients of each medical student - the impact of
An elderly man says goodbye to his wife, whom is long withstanding.
Unprepared to grieve.
By Mujtaba Khandoker, Class of 2027, Long School of
A weary resident sighs, Medicine, UT Health San Antonio.
Enters her final note of the shift.
Estranged siblings visit their mother,
Aamerah Haque Healing a deep-seated rift.

Class of 2026 A young girl weeps,
Long School of Medicine She’s never known this kind of pain.
UT Health San Antonio Her father silently asks, Why?
“How will I manage this financial strain?”

A wide-eyed medical student, Because it’s all I know,
I walk through the trauma bay. because I want to help,
What immense privilege and responsibility, because I love learning,
Caring for these delicate lives today. because they told me it’d be too hard,
because mom taught me to love,
A reminder to all in healthcare of the weight of our daily encounters because I want to be like dad,
and why we do what we do. I wrote this as I was stressed about begin- because I already drank 500mg of caffeine,
ning clinical rotations and began to reflect on how many lives are because God asked me to,
touched at University Hospital each day. because the family expects it,
because if I stop, I’ll feel guilty,
By Charlotte Clark, Class of 2026, Long School of because I want to be better,
Medicine, UT Health San Antonio. because they’re depending on me to provide,
because I have to pass this class,
I drew this piece on my way back home after successfully remediating a class I had failed as a first-year medical because I hope to inspire others like me,
student. I learned a lot in the process - how to study, how to ask for help, and how to be kinder to myself. because I feel like I have to,
because I can’t sleep,
because my wife believes in me,
Student Poems Nước / Water because I’ve been given an opportunity,
There’s a saying in Vietnamese: uống nước nhớ nguồn.
because change is overdue,
When drinking water, remember its source. because the future is bright.
Thanks to you, my water is different –
When it hurts, she laughs it is no longer a torrent fighting for survival in a new region. Because…
Instead, it is healing and calm.
Her body her worst enemy, a cruel comedy. This poem is dedicated to a patient who suffers from a terrible skin disease. But when my patients drink from me, I wanted to write something to describe my values and experiences
A fate written in her genes but never justified. At her worst moments, she laughs through her pain to maintain a positive I hope they are reminded of you. when it comes to why I study every day and why I chose this career.
Blistering the skin, disfiguring the nails, a pain unbearable. outlook. I often think that, and I think a lot of my classmates do, too. I don’t
A syndrome of fragile skin not of fragile soul. I wrote this story for immigrant parents whose children embody their want anyone to feel like they’re the only one juggling all these different
Each day she chose smile over cynicism, laughter over languish. By Akash Sharma, Class of 2024, Long School of Medicine, dreams. stressors and motivations.
When it hurts, she laughs when she laughs, she lives. UT Health San Antonio
By Andrew Ta, Class of 2026, Long School of Medicine, By Jose C. Gaspar de Alba, Class of 2025, Long School of
UT Health San Antonio. Andrew is a member of BCMS Medicine, UT Health San Antonio.
Publications Committee.

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