If you search on "physician writers"
within Wikipedia, a multiple page entry comes up, listing the names
of physicians who have also been writers from the Middle Ages
through the 21st century. For the 20th century alone, there are
over 100 physicians listed. This issue of Worcester Medicine
offers you the opportunity to sample the work of our own physician
authors - members of the Massachusetts Medical Society who have
participated in our Creative Writing Exposition and have been
selected as the blue-ribbon best.
The Creative Writing Exposition is
sponsored by the MMS Arts, History, Humanism & Culture Member
Interest Network (Arts MIN). This MIN provides a forum for our
members to explore, develop and participate in non-medical
activities that range from bird watching to bonsai planting, from
art exhibition to astronomical viewing. We invite MMS and MMS
Alliance members to take part in some of the activities and events
the Arts MIN sponsors and to join us on the executive council to
promote new areas of interest.
This year there were a record number of
submissions for our Creative Writing Exposition. A creative writing
workshop, sponsored by the MIN and led by Dr. Julie Silver, helped
to spur interest in this event. We plan to offer other
workshops of this type in the future.
The physician authors, who participated
in our exposition, like other physicians, fill many roles in their
day to day careers. This exposition highlights what they do
in their spare time as they master the written word. Join me in
congratulating our winners for this year's Creative Writing
Exposition and enjoy their work in this special issue of Worcester
Medicine.
Robert Sorrenti, M.D.
Chair, Art, History, Humanism, and Culture Member Interest
Network
Creativing Writing Exposition
Entries:
The MIN Executive Committee has awarded 5 Blue Ribbon
winners for the Creative Writing Exposition. The Blue Ribbon
winners will have their pieces published in the Worcester Medicine
Magazine. Read each piece by clicking on the links below:
Canadian Medicine: A Model for the USA
By Gerald Corcoran
Clean Your Belly Button!
By Claire Cronin
The Piano Competition
By Pei-Li Huang
Where is Jane?
Laura Prager
The Con Artist
Leana Wen
Other Entries
View the other entries from this year's Creative
Writing Exposition (.pdf, 14 pages)
For more information on the
Creative Writing Section, please contact AHH&C MIN
Liaison Cathy Salas at 800-322-2303 ext. 7715, or by email
at csalas@mms.org.
We'd like to develop some type of forum
for poets in the society to share their poems, similar to the
artists who display their works at the MMS Annual Meeting. If you
are interested in getting involved, or want to find out more about
the poetry section, please contact Cathy Salas at 800-322-2303
x7715 or by e-mail at: csalas@mms.org
