Creative Writing Blog Posts

On behalf of every resident, circulating nurse, scrub tech, consultant, and other colleague that you interact with on a daily basis, I want to apologize for horribly misinterpreting your dedication to healthcare and pledge to respect the sanctity of your tantrums.

While she has proved herself as a capable clinician, Dr. Shah still struggles with the culture of our critical care unit, which is deterring her further development as a member of our team.

For the first time, Elly saw his eyes, vast oceans swirling between storm and calm. “The box gives you what you want the most,” he said plainly, as if rehearsed a thousand times.

Five years ago, I began writing this story from a windowless bedroom, mid-pandemic, in the trenches of medical school. Thanks to The Hippocratic Collective, I can finally bring forward the version of this story I always dreamt it could be. This story is an example of the kind of love and humanism The HC is fighting to bring back to medicine.

Death grinned and nodded. “It’s ok to be strong, to protect yourself when all seems unfamiliar. Just as it’s ok to strip away that armor and let the pain take hold. Your hurt is a sign of how much you loved her, and how much she loved you. It’s a balancing act to heal.