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Srinidhi Srikalyani (1 Posts)

Undergraduate Guest Writer

Rice University

 Srinidhi is a fourth-year student at Rice University and an aspiring physician who is passionate about exploring the intersection between arts and medicine. In her free time, she enjoys dancing, baking, and spending time with friends and family.




A Choreography of Survival: Embodying Anaphylaxis Through Dance

Published by Srinidhi Srikalyani

This essay describes Dining with Danger, a dance piece that uses movement and Hindu mythological imagery to portray the lived experience and physiological realities of anaphylaxis, highlighting the rapid progression of allergic reactions and the life-saving role of epinephrine. Drawing on the author’s personal experience with life-threatening food allergies, it also emphasizes the cultural misunderstandings, access barriers, and public awareness gaps that shape how allergies are recognized and managed. Video of performance included.

Three Sentiments

Published by Esewi Aifuwa

Medical student recollects hospitalization with pneumonia as a pivotal childhood experience that shaped his values. The care he received from dedicated clinicians and his family instilled trust and resilience, inspiring his pursuit of medicine. These reflections resurfaced during his white coat ceremony, affirming his commitment to embodying these principles in his future practice.

Food and Medicine in America: Harms of Industrialization, and Paths to Healing

Published by Olivia Dhaliwal

Food production and distribution and medical training and care have been similarly corrupted due to the prioritization of profit and emphasis on end results that value volume over quality by implementing assembly-line-like protocols. This has led to a crisis in preventable chronic disease, and a dearth of primary care physicians; both crises can begin to be healed through the use of small-scale, community based efforts utilizing biodynamic regenerative agriculture and local farmer’s markets, and the provision of care by Direct Primary Care family physicians who can provide affordable and accessible whole-person, whole-life care.

Mirrored Resilience: Reflection from a Hospital Bed

Published by Catherine Potin

The poem describes the profound impact of an encounter between Catherin Potin, the narrator, recovering from a motor vehicle accident, and a young patient with a similar experience. Throughout our interaction, the patient’s strength and resilience illuminate a path towards healing, showing the narrator the power of shared vulnerability in overcoming trauma. This encounter serves as a reminder of the reciprocal nature of healing in medicine and the personal growth that can arise from patient interactions.

Old Pennies and Jelly Skin

Published by Sriya Donthi

This piece is inspired by a patient encounter with a middle-aged woman who was recently diagnosed with a severe and malignant cancer. I saw her in the primary care setting, and she was undergoing chemotherapy at that time. She had a unique demeanor about her and she shared with me how she waited all her life to do the things she really wanted to do and now she was unable to do a lot of those things. She told me her and her friend now share a joke whenever they are debating doing something fun/risky/random in which they say, “What are you waiting for, chemo?”

Shannon Fang Shannon Fang (1 Posts)

Medical Student Contributing Writer

Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine

 Shannon Fang is a third-year medical student at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine and received her undergraduate degree from Duke University. Shannon is interested in pursuing a career in medical education, health humanities, and healthcare advocacy. Outside the hospital, she enjoys playing with her cats, crocheting, and watching college basketball.Shannon Fang is a third-year medical student at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine and received her undergraduate degree from Duke University. Shannon is interested in pursuing a career in medical education, health humanities, and healthcare advocacy. Outside the hospital, she enjoys playing with her cats, crocheting, and watching college basketball.