February 2021 Issue: Untold Stories

 

For this issue, we were interested in stories never spoken out loud or told to anyone but at the core of who you are—impactful events that defined some aspect of your life. We hope you enjoy these pieces.

 

Woven Fibers: A Reflection on the First 18 Months of the Pre-clerkship Curriculum

Background photo by Eric Prouzet

COVID-19 Vaccine: Golden Ticket or Fool’s Gold?

Background photo by Hakan Nural

Playing with Light and Bubbles

Background photo by Marc Sandra Martorell

Clarity and Chaos

Background photo by Marc Wieland

Identities

Background photo by Cecilie Jonsen

Take Up Space

Background photo by Hillie Chan

Goals and Aspirations Redefined for 2021

Background photo by Ian Schneider

The Brain

Background photo by Egor Yakushkinl

Fake Indian

Background photo by Bonnie Kittle

A New Lesson from an Old Source

Background photo by Jordan Whitt

the first sunny day without you

Background photo by Jonathan Borda

The Teammate

Background photo by Hush Naidoo

Shotgun Willie

Background photo by Kyle Johnson

Do Nothing

Background photo by Eyasu Etsub

Clinky, a Story That Changed My Life

Background photo by The Nigmatic

Fred, a Unique Encounter

Background photo by Doug Maloney

*Accompanying artwork/photographs were selected by the design editors


Synapse Board Members

 

Thomas Nguyen Chairman
Rahul Tharoor Acquisitions Editor Jordan Garcia Senior Columnist Brianna Covin Senior Copy Editor Ahad Azimuddin Senior Copy Editor Alexandra Powell Senior Copy Editor Roger Garcia Copy Editor

Lena Ayari Managing Editor
Sarah Elmer Senior Staff Writer Darby Ballard Staff Writer Cerci Hammons Senior Design Editor Ksenia Vlassova Design Editor Christian Encarnacion Senior Social Media Manager Minhal Zaidi 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 College of Medicine.