Pulse

A Life in Pictures

By Suzy Frisch

Taking photos is the best medicine for pediatric surgeon Roberta Sonnino.

 

The Body Electric

By Kim Kiser

Medical students create an online showcase for their creative works.

 

Visual Cues

By Carmen Peota

A Minneapolis Institute of Arts program aids people with memory loss.

  

A New Leaf

By Lisa Harden

Rehab patients express themselves through clay.

 

Study Break

By Kim Kiser

Medical students use Art of Medicine awards to explore their creative side.

Uniform Design

By Carmen Peota

Scrubs become high fashion.

 

 

End Notes

Snapshot

 

 

 

Table of Contents | July 2011

Cover Story

Medical Imaging

Winners of our photo contest

 

Medical Musings

Results of our eighth annual writing contest

 

Clinical and Health Affairs

Tularemia in Two South Dakota Children

By Nadia A. Sam-Agudu, M.D., DTM&H

 

Perspective

Seven Reasons Why Doctors Write

Physicians write for the same reasons that nonphysicians do, plus some special ones.

By Tony Miksanek, M.D.

 

Commentary

Why We Need the Arts in Medicine

Studies show that incorporating the arts can save money, improve the patient experience—and do a lot more.

By Gary Christenson, M.D.

 

Editor's Note

Seeking the Spark

 

Viewpoint

An All or Nothing Career?

 

MMA News

State Launches Time Out Campaign
Meet a Member: Therese Zink, M.D., M.P.H.
Legislative Limbo
MMA in Action: Recent Ways MMA Members and Staff Have Worked for Physicians
New BCBS Contract Review Now Online

 

Letters to the Editor

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