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Plexus 2024: Navigate

2024

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Abstract

Welcome to the 25th anniversary edition of PLEXUS, UC Irvine School of Medicine’s annual student-organized Journal of Medical Humanities & Arts. To mark this celebratory milestone, it is with great pleasure that I present to you NAVIGATE. In the ever-evolving landscape of medicine, the ability to navigate through challenges and unforeseen obstacles is paramount. NAVIGATE serves as a timely invitation for our colleagues to reflect on the distances traversed and to envision the new horizons that lie ahead. We sought to highlight the constellation of tools utilized when we feel lost and to acknowledge the beacons that steer our actions. The subsequent pages offer its readers profound

insights into the extraordinary journeys undertaken by the greater UCI Health community. We hope it delivers a sense of direction, solace, and clarity to all readers.

As we celebrate our 25th anniversary, we

honor the visionaries, contributors, and readers that have propelled us forward on this remarkable voyage. Their collective support fuels our efforts to serve as a creative outlet for the community, catalyze meaningful discussions, and apply the tenets of medical humanities to foster a cohort of compassionate healers.

We extend our deepest gratitude to our faculty advisors Dr. Juliet McMullin and Dr. Tan

Nguyen for their invaluable guidance and for sharing their expertise within the field. We thank the UCISOM Medical Humanities & Arts Program and the UCI Department of Family Medicine for their unwavering support. I invite you to embark on this exploration with us, and witness the intricate tapestry of our contributors’ lived experiences that defines our shared journey in healthcare.

Bon voyage,

Christopher Sahagian

Editor-in-Chief

Creative Review — Caroline Gee

Creative Review — Huan Nguyen

Creative Review — Sana Shah

Design — Nicole Parker

Design — Britney Weng

Faculty Advisor — Dr. Juliet McMullin

Faculty Advisor — Dr. Tan Nguyen

Staff Advisor — Leonora Naser-Saravia

{Front Cover): NEW HEIGHTS Britney Weng, MS1

San Pedro de Atacama, Chile

(Inner Cover): TRAVERSING Britney Weng, MS1

Chile Route 23

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Plexus 2024: Navigate