June 2022 Issue
Prompt: “Sanctuary: A place of refuge and safety.”
In response to your own hardships and/or current events around the world.
Consider the following: your personal sanctuary, whether it be a personal space, with specific people, or a state of mind within yourself; what the sanctuary of other people might look like, and how they relate or differ from your own; disruptions of sanctuary in response to internal and external events; sanctuary from burnout, fatigue, disaster, or tragedy; lessons learned about one’s sanctuary.
Redefining Sanctuary
Background photo by Joel Durkee
A Safe Place
Background photo by Josh Hild
The Great Ailment
Background photo by Benyafez Studio
The Imprinted Snapshots of Reality
Background photo by Sage Friedman
Little Things
Background photo by Raimond Klavins
Shadows
Background photo by Nick Hawkins
The Sun Also Rises in the Arena
Image by Nicolas Tan, M2, Graphic Designer
Playa y Sol
Background photo by Janne Simoes
The Life of a Medical Student
Image by Nicolas Tan, M2, Graphic Designer
Coming Full Circle
Background photo by Nathan Mullet
A Moment of Peace
Background photo by Mohammed Nohassi
*Accompanying artwork/photographs were selected by the design editors, or created by the graphic designer
Synapse Board Members
Thomas Nguyen Chairman
Rahul Tharoor Senior Acquisitions Editor Matthew Anaya Acquisitions Editor Ahad Azimuddin Senior Copy Editor Alexandra Powell Senior Copy Editor Roger Garcia Senior Copy Editor Arthi Tarugu Copy Editor Amelia Khoo Copy Editor
Lena Ayari Managing Editor
Sarah Elmer Senior Staff Writer Cerci Hammons Senior Design Editor Ksenia Vlassova Senior Design Editor Nicholas Tan Graphic Designer Christian Encarnacion Senior Social Media Manager Sunitha Konatham 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.