vol. 19
Sponsored by the Humanistic Medicine Action Committee
Edited by Vishad Sukul

Without passion man is a mere latent force and possibility, like the flint which awaits the shock of the iron before it can give forth its spark.

- Henri-Frédéric Amiel (1821-1881), Swiss philosopher, poet.

*Several of the pieces in this issue were displayed at the Region 1, 2, 3 Conference in Brooklyn, NY. Special thanks to all the artists and conference coordinators for making the exhibit a reality.

		PROSE
		1. Language Susan Holden Oakley, Medical School for International Health at Ben-Gurion University
		POETRY
		1. I Saw You Yesterday Monica Nora Slubicki, UNC at Chapel Hill School of Medicine 2. After a Suicide Aimee Edwin, University of Minnesota 3. Somebody's Wish Kristy Yuan, University of Maryland, College Park 4. African Violet Ruth Overlease, University of Pittsburgh
		VISUAL ART
		1. Heaven's Staircase Kimberly Jernigan, Howard University College of Medicine 2. Dreams of Escape Omar Sultan Haque, Harvard Medical School 3. Man and a Baby Jillian Busch, MD, University of Illinois @ Chicago 4. Palestine Remains Vina Ariyaprakai, Medical School for International Health in Collaboration with Columbia University Medical Center