June 2023 Issue
Prompt: "Language in Medicine"
Why and how we use specific words to talk to and about patients, our colleagues, and issues of healthcare
Contoured
Conversations
Background photo by Etienne Girardet
Language
Background photo by Dmitry Ratushny
hold your breath
Background photo by Mateus Viana
Emotions Locked Away
Background photo by Kyan Stone
Lost in Translation
Background photo by Jon Tyson
The Taste of Medicine
Background photo by Daniel Bernard
Complexity of Conversations
Background photo from National Cancer Institute
A Smile Speaks a Thousand Words
Background photo by Brandy Redd
M1 in Summary
Background photo by Lucas Klara
My Reflection
Background photo by Alex Perez
Talk to the Family
Background photo by Ben White
*Accompanying artwork/photographs were selected by the design editor
Synapse Board Members
Ksenia Vlassova Editor-in-Chief Rahul Tharoor Senior Acquisitions Editor Arthi Taragu Senior Copy Editor Abi Schoeller Copy Editor Roshini Thiagarajan Copy Editor Matthew Anaya Staff Writer
Grayson Kotzur Managing Editor Zachary Mendoza Acquisitions Editor Roger Garcia Senior Copy Editor Benjamin LaCount II Copy Editor Cerci Hammons Senior Design Editor Sunitha Konatham Senior 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.
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