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LETTER FROM
THE EDITOR
TABLE OF
CONTENTS
It is my pleasure to present the
second edition of The Healing
Process! This semester, we
enjoyed more submissions in
every category, and we loved
the process of compiling them
for your enjoyment. I hope
the amount of time and effort
spent by our editorial staff and
contributors is evident as you
read each and every page.
The Healing Process was
started last semester with
the goal of changing the
way undergraduates at USC
approach their health-related
education. Rather than solely
searching for the most optimal
ways to enhance our résumés,
we must take a step back and
reflect on how each experience
has shaped our views and
perspectives on medicine.
We’re constantly bombarded
with scientific jargon in our
classes, and there are very few
opportunities for discussion
and presentation of the everpresent
human aspect of our
fields. This medium where
health and medicine can be
viewed through an art and
literature lens is trying to fill
that hole.
And we couldn’t have done
it without our contributors,
who took the time to share
their incredible pieces. In
particular, Richelle Gribble, an
award winning student artist,
captures the importance of
networks, social and scientific,
through various pieces in her
“Networked Life” collection.
In addition, “A Lion of God”
by Roee Astor is a brilliant
piece that explores medicine
and political conflict through
the story of a medic and his
machine-gunner patient.
We’re also proud to announce
our very first poetry piece by
Anje’le Alston, who describes
her overwhelming emotions
when she volunteered on a
medical-surgical floor.
It has been an extraordinary
pleasure to read each piece
that was contributed this
semester, and we’re proud to
be able to display them for
you. I hope that as you read,
you think about how your own
experiences, may it be listening
to a neurobiology lecture or
volunteering at LA County
Hospital, mold your outlook
on medicine.
Make sure to share your story
next semester!
Enjoy!
Special thanks to our advisor, Dr. Erika
Nanes, for her support and guidance.
Warm regards,
KUSH GAUR| Editor-in-chief
THE CHEMISTRY OF LOVE
Fictional Prose by Tiffany Nguyen
CYSTADENOFIBROMA
Photograph by Sathima Natarajan, MD
05PAPILLARY
INFILTRATING NORMAL TISSUE
Photograph by Sathima Natarajan, MD
06TUMOR
GHANA : GLOBAL MEDICAL BRIGADE
Photographs by Phoebe Pan
10A LION OF GOD
Fictional Prose by Roee Astor
Photos accompanying are unrelated
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07-22
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OXYTOCIN EXPRESS
Poem by Anje’le Alston
BURNED
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Drawing by Amanat Singh
FROM THE WILD
Drawing by Amanat Singh
NETWORKED LIFE - 365
Artwork by Richelle Gribble
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LOST IN TRANSLATION
Non-Fictional Prose by Mariah Shaw
CHEMISTRY AND CLASS
Poem by Christian Aguilar-Castellanos
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ANTI-GBM
ANTIBODY DISEASE
Photograph by Aviv Henvir, MD
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