April 2024 Issue
Prompt: Healthcare as an Ecosystem: Imagine the hospital as a microcosm of interconnected life forms, systems, and relationships—a dynamic ecosystem where healing thrives amidst diversity and collaboration.
A Cup of Fertilizer: A Story From the Outer Reaches
Background photo by Erin Mikeska
The World of a Patient
Background photo by Matheus Ferrero
Aggie Doc Musicians: Rhythms and Remedies
Background photo by Wes Hicks
Waves of Memory
Background photo by Ian Schneider
Auras
Background artwork by Dung Dao
Happy B-earth-day!
Background photo from Storiès
Trauma Bay
Background photo by Mathurin NAPOLY
*Some accompanying artwork/photographs were selected by the design editors.
Synapse Board Members
Sunitha Konatham Editor-in-Chief Zachary Mendoza Senior Acquisitions Editor Urenna Orazulike Acquisitions Editor Roshini Thiagarajan Senior Copy Editor Vy Dang Copy Editor Erin Cha Copy Editor Cerci Hammons Senior Design Editor Urenna Orazulike Social/ Media Manager
Rishi Ramesh Managing Editor Vy Dang Acquisitions Editor Roger Garcia Senior Copy Editor Elizabeth Bixler Copy Editor Swati Iyer Copy Editor Paul Oancea Staff Writer Pooja Pathak Design Editor Swati Iyer Social/ Media Manager
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thank you:
A special thanks to ...
Dr. Karen Wakefield for being our faculty editor, and
Dr. Barbara Gastel for serving as editorial mentor.
The Synapse is sponsored by the Department of Humanities in Medicine at the Texas A&M University School of Medicine.