PERSONAL NARRATIVE

Please enjoy these pieces from our LMSA community!

The winners for this category are:
1st: "Invisible Illness” by Andrea Long
2nd: “Mexican Traditions” by Anonymous
3rd: "Thank You" by Violeta Osegueda

Congratulations, everyone!

Bianca Ituarte M2, UMKC School of Medicine “But dad no you’re not American, because Mexicans are brown like you and Americans are pink...

Justin M. Camacho, MBA MS1, Drexel University College of Medicine I remember that crisp fall morning. The heat clung to me even as we...

Andrea Long MS3, St. George’s University School of Medicine I do a shift in the emergency room. A woman in withdrawal comes in with her...

Anonymous My body became drenched in alcohol as I slowly lowered myself into the salt bath, trembling. Why salt? Can’t I just go to the...

Violeta Osegueda MS4, UC Irvine School of Medicine Thank you I found no enjoyment in fishing blindly through the webbings of your fascia...