Please Stop Saying Thank You
You are so soft / in voice and touch, / gliding through / the mines that are set in
Art & Poetry in Medicine
Resident Physician Contributing Writer
University of Washington School of Medicine
Bridget McNulty is an intern with the internal medicine residency program at the University of Washington School of Medicine. Her main interest lies in the intersection between medicine and psychiatry. She's been writing poetry and short works of fiction since her angsty teenage years. She enjoys karaoke, horror movies and doing stand up comedy on random weekday nights.
Flying
I have always wanted to fly / but they wouldn’t let me / until I signed a contract / built on blood and tears
9/31, Code Status: Full
I’m supposed to be able to explain this. / The details to paint a picture. / But it’s too much, and I don’t want to relive it.
Rewriting
“And your socks, too,” I said / She stooped to reach her feet / And the liner of the exam table crinkled and popped
Technology
Once upon a time, in distant land, / we’d write down patient information with a pen in our hand.
Light Upon the Waves
The waves beat; / a cold, relentless torrent. / You stand against them / taking the impact
Humor
Humor… / it’s what saves me / keeps me from dying inside
ON
Lunch hour on a Thursday
in the skies above
Windy City
The Old Man in Bed 3
Medical alert, paged — STAT to Bed 3 / The nurse comes a runnin’ — we need an MD!
Screening: A Haiku
A haiku about screening for colon cancer.
Thy Sweet Practiser
When do-sed dram or weigh-ted dusts / no remedy impart
Parting Soon
How do you enjoy that / Which will be gone — sooner than someday?
Fellow Physician Contributing Writer
University of Minnesota School of Medicine
Ellen Ingolfsland is a neonatology fellow at the University of Minnesota. She does basic science research in retinopathy of prematurity. She loves the Twin Cities and exploring their lakes and paths with her family.