Letters
Medicine in a Different Light
Congratulations and thank you for the marvelous July 2006 issue.
The poetry and prose items about the “human” side of medicine were touching and informative. It’s the kind of stuff that might even help our families and patients see us in a different light.
Looking forward to future stimulating perspectives from the pens (and computers) of your talented contributors.
Arthur C. Klassen, M.D.
Professor emeritus
Department of Neurology
University of Minnesota Medical School
More Kudos for July
Marvelous issue of the journal. The illustrations were beautiful and the struggle of physicians to be something more than technicians and “businessmen” well depicted and revealing. Poetry, art, music—keep it up!
Harrison Farley, M.D.
Retired surgeon
St. Paul
The July issue of Minnesota Medicine was very well done, and I was pleased with the entire issue. I feel strongly about the importance of both the arts and medicine, and you couldn’t have showcased it better. I was also impressed with the quality of work of the other two writing contest winners.*
Marilyn Aschoff Mellor, M.D.
Pediatric emergency room physician
St. Paul.
*Dr. Aschoff Mellor’s poem “Baby’s Breath” was a winning entry in this year’s writing contest.