Editorial Team
ARTiculation Editorial Team 2025
A huge thank you to the editorial team for the invaluable work they have done in reviewing and providing feedback on submissions for the magazine. Their insightful feedback and constructive criticism have undoubtedly contributed to the high quality of the articles, essays, and artwork featured in the publication and made it a valuable resource for all those who seek to explore the connections between creativity and healthcare.
Preston Edwards, MD, VTCSOM Faculty
Carl Henderson, DO, VTCSOM Faculty
Katie Kane, PhD, VTCSOM Faculty
Lincoln Kartchner, VTCSOM Class of 2026
Katie Lee, VTCSOM Class of 2026
Chloe Lessard, VTCSOM Class of 2025
Molly O’Dell, MD, MFA, VTCSOM Faculty
Vydia Permashwar, MDDS, VTCSOM Faculty
Ian Reynolds, MD, VTCSOM Faculty
Erin McDaid Saechin, VTCSOM Class of 2026
Eva Scheibe, VTCSOM Class of 2027
Christina Stolarchuk, VTCSOM Class of 2025
Alyssa Sze, VTCSOM Class of 2026
Brian Unwin, MD, VTCSOM Faculty
Raymond Uymatiao, VTCSOM Class of 2025
Tasia VanderVegt, EdD, VTCSOM Faculty
Cynthia Unwin, PhD, Editor-in-Chief

Editor-in-Chief
Cynthia Unwin, Ph.D.
Faculty, VTCSOM
cunwin@vt.edu
Editorial Team

ARTiculation 2024-2025
ARTiculation: Creativity in Medicine reflects the creative endeavors of some of the VTC community. This journal was initially inspired by the VTC Narrative Medicine course, which seeks to develop students’ attentive listening skills, empathy, reflectiveness, and narrative competence through extended patient interviews and creative response. It has now grown into a creative opportunity for all VTC students, residents, faculty, and staff to explore humanism in medicine.
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General ItemWho Then Tends The Flickering Flame
Erin Saechin
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General ItemJanet262012
Tara P. Menon
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General ItemOde to the Silent Teacher
Eva Scheibe
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General ItemReflection on Cadaver Dissection from a First-Year Medical Student
Rebecca Worthington
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General ItemA Heavenly Adoption
Paul Varghese
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General ItemOn Cadavers, Misanthropy, and Cultivating Humanism in Medicine
Raymond Uymatiao
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General ItemSemantic Satiation (a sociologist’s prayer)
Alyssa Sze
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General ItemThe Weight of Flowers
Arthi Prabhakar
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General ItemA Tribute to “My First Patient”: The Story of My Cadaver
Julianna Barbaro
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General ItemHappy New Year!
Katie Lee
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General ItemClarity
Parsa Khaksar
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General ItemAm I listening?
Rebecca R. Pauly
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General ItemThe Last Straw
Ian Reynolds
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General ItemReflections
Katie LeSauvage
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General ItemFor scale
Tasia VanderVegt
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General ItemShell
Belinda Tucker
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General ItemFume
Eva Scheibe
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General ItemThe Resident
Brian Unwin
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General ItemBeyond the Chart: Building Rapport in an Age of AI
Jaskaran (Jesse) Lamba and Anthony Poluyanoff
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General ItemWill We Ever Meet?
Mae •
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General ItemTrio of Two
Grace Casado
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