The 10th Annual Carol A. Bowman Creative Writing Contest 2003
Created by Richard Caplan, M.D.
Sponsored by the UI Carver College of Medicine Program in Biomedical Ethics and Medical Humanities
Co-sponsored by the UI Carver College of Medicine's Writing Program.
Judged by David Hamilton, Ph.D.
A Message from Dr. Richard Caplan, M.D.
I established the Carol A. Bowman Creative Writing Contest after the death of Dr. Bowman, who had just received her Ph.D. from the University of Iowa in Medical Humanities, although for several years I had been sponsor of such an effort in cooperation with Vital Signs. The purpose was to encourage medical students to reflect on their new experiences in the world of medicine and to encourage the process and discipline of putting words on paper effectively, and to enjoy the satisfactions of creative effort.
I would like to express my appreciation to all students who submitted their creative writing to the 10th Annual Carol A. Bowman Creative Writing Contest, and my congratulations to the winners. It has been a joy to read the results.
Winners
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First Place
Lauren Schrock, M4, Frequencies Not Left Unheard
Second Place (tie)
Brad McConville, M2, Hardships;
Ritu Bhatnagar, M2, Access to Health Care by Hispanic teens in Louisa County, Iowa: Its Impact on the Teen Pregnancy Rate
Honorable Mentions
Angela Bymaster, M2, Untitled and San Francisco General Hospital, Main Entrance
Elijah Edwards, M1, Nut Shell
Carol A. Gunnett, M1, Heart of a Lion
Melissa Jordan, M3, First Semester Tests at Medical School
Haley M. Newbrough, M3, Her
All Entries
Angela Bymaster, M2, Washing Grandma
Rick Carter, Samsara
Nate Curl, M1, The Diagnostic Expertise of an M1
Deborah J. Dewaay, M2, The Knot
Sarah Fineberg, M1, and Farid Moussavi, M2, Untitled
Carol A. Gunnett, M1, Savior
Shane Hopkins, M2, Untitled
Jon Myers, M2, Supplemental Essay (Written 6 Months After My Injury)
Claudia Nevarez-Galli, M1, Papi
Haley M. Newbrough, M3, His Perception and For Bev
Lauren Schrock, M4, M4 Quasi-Poetics: Semi-coherent Rants, Raves, and Reflections on Medical Education and Beyond
Nasimeh Yazdani, M4, Curtain