INTIMA FALL 2023 | FIELD NOTES

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Barium Follow Through | Patricia Wentzel

TLC: Watching a clinical technician show sensitivity when guiding a young child through a difficult test calms a parent too.

Beethoven's Symphony No. 5 | Mitali Chaudhary | *

Music proves to be a muse for an efficient doctor, who recalls what it’s like to really listen.

Beholding Something Fine | Laura Johnsrude

No end in sight: Pediatricians-in-training are paged to attend a high-risk pregnancy. What they witness is surprising.

Cleo | Simran Chand

How close is too close‚ when it comes to helping a person who wants to take her life?

Flo Owned a Beauty Shop | Jose Bufill

Medical mysteries can take a long time to solve and this one makes a case for puzzling it out and accepting help from friendly ‘zinc warriors’ and Dr. Google.

Noise | Aparna Ragupathi | *

While shadowing a doctor, a medical student observes how patients respond amid the hospital’s hubbub and the need to ‘move on’ to the next case.

The Reluctant Ferryman | Colleen Cavanaugh | *

In the middle of the night, when silence prevails, a walk with a patient to the ICU stirs up thoughts about what can go wrong when everything seems right.