INTIMA FALL 2024 | STUDIO ART

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Beyond Broken: The Science of Bone Lengthening
and My Ilizarov Story | Maja Milkowska-Shibata

This graphic medicine narrative looks back at the invention of the seemingly miraculous external fixator and the personal effects on a young patient and her ultimate realization of how it shaped her life as a medical interpreter.

Family Genes | Sujal Manohar

Our genetic roots determine so much about our health, as this ink drawing from a Duke University artist/neuroscientist shows.

Harmonic Helix | Anna Hostal

Visual arts provide insight into our body. This clever watercolor and pencil painting takes its inspiration from a vital part of our anatomy.

Illustrating BRCA1 | Mesa Schumacher

Making the decision to undergo surgery, a medical illustrator contemplates her unaltered body and considers the future in the first chapter of her medical procedure.

In the Dark: An Exploration of Chronic Illness "Karst" | DanaidX Collaboration

The medium is the message: "The dark blue monochromatic nature of the cyanotype prints evokes the way that high levels of pain and exhaustion color and dim the senses, disrupting the formation of clear and distinct memories.”

The Last Judgment | Ankit Mehta

Clinician burnout has reached epic proportions and the cure for it must be heroic: This graphic medicine piece is a call for action offering instructive commandments.

Migraine Nymph with Aura: A Being from the Land of Triptan | Liz Baxmeyer

Finding expression in work that reflects the effects of a chronic health issue provides release and room for reflection.

Pericardial Mnemosyne | Victoria Yuan

This pastel serves as a reminder that “medicine is made of science and stories, bounded by physiology and embedded with our experiences and memories.”

Running Late | Rachel Mindrup

In a hospital or clinic, waiting has become routine. But it’s hard to pinpoint why it has to be that way.

White Coat Ceremony | Angela Tang-Tan

Clinicians carry a lot with them at each stage of their medical training. This eloquent sketch honors those who stand behind those memories.