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Medicine's Roots: Through The Banyan Trees, Emily E. Klosterman

HCA Healthcare Journal of Medicine

I started residency before the COVID-19 pandemic, at a time when we were able to see our patient’s faces without masks, give reassuring smiles, and sit closely while discussing a difficult diagnosis. Little did I know that in 2019, the way we practice would change overnight, as an unprecedented virus took hold. We could no longer see our patients’ faces, reassuring smiles were hidden by masks, and close conversations were held at a distance. Our homes became our claustrophobic havens, and the hospitals were saturated with patients.

Driven by a deep-rooted need to assist others, we continued onward. As life …

F-1, John H. Washington Iv

HCA Healthcare Journal of Medicine

This photograph was taken in 2016 in rural South Texas as a part of a series called Americana, which explores the idea of rural America and its values in spite of a narrative that paints rural regions as bleak and desolate. The owner of this truck pointed it out as an example of reliability, pride, and perseverance—all attributes that were apparent in his community.

The Lake, Ashton L. Stahl

HCA Healthcare Journal of Medicine

Shuffling along on an early fall morning in Germany, I looked out onto this lake and felt a sense of peace. The rolling fog weaved through the trees, caressing the floating vessels and kissing the calm water. The sight eased my soul in those early hours. I smiled as I bade farewell to a place I had only yet begun to know, hoping one day to return to that quiet shore.