October 2023 Issue
Prompt: Rest & Relaxation - What are some things that help you detach from the stresses of life? Hobbies? Sports? Spending time with family/friends?
Bryan Sunsets
Background photo from Rhines
Grief
Background photo by Florian Klauer
Long Live (Med School Version)
Background photo by Anne Nygård
A Picture Is Worth a Thousand Words
Background photo by Nataani
The Circle of Medicine
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Say Their Names
Background photo by Philippe AWOUTERS
Anointed in Ice
Background photo by Osman Rana
Stress Breaks
Background photo by Daniele Colucci
It’s Fall Y’all
Background photo by Chris Lawton
Nontraditional: Interviewing the Interviewer
Background photo by Sam Mcghee
*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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