2022 Art Contest

Resilience

On one of the busiest parkways, in the midst of a Spring drought, despite the lack of soil a sunflower blooms. This tiny beacon of hope represents the enduring spirit of humanity managing to struggle through this recent global pandemic...

Purple Flight

When I created my painting “Purple Flight”, I wanted to capture the essence of resilience. This piece represents the indomitable spirit of healthcare workers who sacrificed a lot during these past few years with the pandemic. In the midst...

Daily Drive

Our daily drive looks different from each unique perspective and lens. The road may be the same, yet not similar for those who travel it. One’s route may consist of hurried anticipation to get settled and put on a white coat, ready to pick...

Comfort Care

Death does not thrill me anymore. I am a trauma surgeon extraordinaire! The patient had suffered a traumatic brain injury and has struggled for weeks. He is only 16. Today the family decided to make him 'comfort care" I was at the end of...

Dementia

My single parent mom dedicated her life helping me to grow up one day at a time. There were times which were daunting, bridled with challenges but she never yielded. Growing up and moving abroad -trying to flourish in a world stage...

COVID: the Sound of Silence

Covid brought its toll of deaths Something human race has not experienced in recent times. Almost unimaginable in modern world! But having joined a new hospital and moved to a sleepy old town covid gave me the sense of solitude I have not...

Medicine’s Roots: Through the Banyan Trees

I started residency before the COVID pandemic, at a time when we were able to see our patient’s faces without masks, give reassuring smiles, and sit closely while discussing a difficult diagnosis. Little did I know that in 2019, the way we...

Reflections: Austria