Kristy Williams
May’s Inspiration Injection
Happy May UBC medicine colleagues! And what a month to celebrate, create and reflect! Amongst renal physiology, growth and development and exams, there is sunshine. And after internal, surgery, ophthalmology, don’t worry friend, graduation looms. This is that last AAA Inspiration Injection I’ll personally be sending, and I’m dedicating it to my wonderful 4th year […]
Art As Adjuvant Writing Competition: 2nd prize
It’s my honour to announce the following top winners of UBC Medicine’s 1st ever celebration of the written word – the Art As Adjuvant Writing Competition 2014: 1. The Hidden Cost of Medicine by Patricia (“Trish”) Caddy; SMP 2016 – Prose 2. Blood by Daniel Essau; SMP 2016 – Prose 3. Untitled by Arsalan Hassan; […]
Art As Adjuvant Writing Competition: 3rd prize
Drum roll please… It’s my honour to announce the following top winners of UBC Medicine’s 1st ever celebration of the written word – the Art As Adjuvant Writing Competition 2014: 1. The Hidden Cost of Medicine by Patricia (“Trish”) Caddy; SMP 2016 – Prose 2. Blood by Daniel Essau; SMP 2016 – Prose 3. Untitled […]
Art As Adjuvant Writing Competition 2014: And the winners are (1/3)
Drum roll please… It’s my honour to announce the following top winners of UBC Medicine’s 1st ever celebration of the written word – the Art As Adjuvant Writing Competition 2014: 1. The Hidden Cost of Medicine by Patricia (“Trish”) Caddy; SMP 2016 – Prose 2. Blood by Daniel Essau; SMP 2016 – Prose 3. Untitled […]
April’s Inspiration Injection
Springtime – what a great time of year to get creative! Please find this month’s Inspiration Injection below. 1. Blossoms and Spring are a natural inspirer of creativity – Spring haiku anyone? 2. Why not grab some friends, grab some paint and get outside for some art-inspired quality time 3. Choose your own source of […]
D&C
D&C. Such a simple sounding thing. If it were C&D, We might add it to our alphabet song. Arrange soft & sauced alphagetti, Or lettered sugar sweet breakfast, But pasta nor cereal Comes up or goes down During a D&C. The heartbeat was hard to find. Clinic, emerge. I thought I could find it – […]
Even on Saturday
I just finished this poem after a rather frustrating period of feeling overly self-absorbed and subsequently finding myself in a less than compassionate space. I watch you hang up. Slowly. You’ve just finished confirming it again: “I’ll see you tomorrow. 8:30.” But tomorrow, I note, is Saturday. I’ve just double checked to make sure, Forever […]
March’s Inspiration Injection
March! It’s March! How did thee come so fast? Now that buds are just beginning to burst, why not bust out a little pen, paintbrush, keyboard, or even crayon action?! Here’s month’s Inspiration Injection below… Also, don’t forget about the Writing Competition – poetry and prose contributions are due in March! Prizes include a $150 […]
On curiosity
The harbour seal bobs, tilts, eyes. Its appearance silky, Slides amongst waves. A presence which denotes curiosity: “What the heck are those black animals doing freestyle?” Its being more accustomed to tanked, oxygenated deep divers. Above and below surface, It explores. It questions. Flips and turns, bubbles and bobs. Dynamic question marks, Inn-acted with fins. […]
Narratives 2 (The Narrative of CaRMS)
This isn’t art-fully presented (yet perhaps), but a sketch of some memories I want to remember that are quickly fading. The narrative of 3 weeks. Reflected. Of meeting new friends, Some recognized from the big screen, Or from cities in our collective past, Mere few days or few flights back. Site visits at local gluten-free […]
Narratives
I’m reminded of texture Today, as light reflects. Off grass stalks straight, Cedar hedges scaled wild. And context – The here now why how. How narrative weaves The text of texture, context. The lightness, darkness, in between, Gives voice to both. Or rather all. The here now why how. Those stories and feelings, Reflecting more. […]
UBC Medicine’s 1st Ever Celebration of the Written Word
Art As Adjuvant Writing Competition 2014 UBC Medicine’s 1st Ever Celebration of the Written Word! UBC Medicine is excited to launch it’s inaugural writing competition. The competition is open to all UBC medical students to celebrate the power of poetry and prose. Writing is a great way to reflect and communicate and this competition aims […]
February’s Inspiration Injection
Is it just me, or is 2014 flying? Please find this month’s Inspiration Injection below. 1. Did January inspire you to become more creative, but haven’t got to it yet? Well, welcome to February! 2. What’s going on in your life that’s exciting? I can certainly think of one us 4th years are thinking about: CaRMS! 3. […]
Happy New Year
If you’d like to be more creative in 2014, well here’s your chance. Please find this month’s Inspiration Injection below. 1. New year, new starts, opportunities, challenges, oh boy! What are your plans for the new year. 2. Is it just me or did 2013 fly by. Reflect on the experience creatively! 3. Choose your […]
A new year
My texts sit upon my friends’ bookshelf The knowledge is there Though living on the road this year has me wondering Where did I put it? It’s these moments of booking flights, Researching far off communities and programs, Preparing for random CaRMS interview questions, That I wonder what 2014 will have in store. I went […]
SNOW
* This poem and photo are anonymous contributions from our Northern colleague in the NMP SNOW NMP author – anonymous I have come to know you As a breathe of the seasons As the constancy I look to in my life Like your perfectly shaped crystals That gently remind me Me and daddy sliding down […]
December’s Inspiration Injection
December 1st already! And what a great time of year to get creative! Here is December’s Inspiration Injection to boost your reflection. 1. December is a great time to get cozy and find warmth to inspire creative expression. 2. What is important to you at this time of year, the last month of 2013? 3. […]
And Ode to CaRMS
Where I’d like to live? The question hovers my every move. Being a soon to be physician, Stepping into elite, With promises of status, respect, stability, And opportunity and choice. It’s here where I trip, hiccup, sneeze. I want to occupy the space Where the colourful canvased creatures play. In your joy as you bike […]
Reflections on Life 2
The curves are simple, Beautiful. A mound. Sits silent, illuminated. Painted with purple, While red drips. A growing being, 34 weeks? Beyond? Time ambiguous, The curves, Life’s bends, Overwhelm. Pregnancy confirmed. Bleeding, Beating, Bodies muddle, gown. In quiet, blade waits. Since words fumble, Questions abandoned, Silent respects. Resiliency, despite. The strength in those curves.