Graduates & Research

Each year, our fourth-year students complete artistic and research projects exploring a topic of their choosing related to medical humanities and ethics. Recent graduates’ research projects are listed below.

We encourage our students to consider publishing their work and research. Medical humanities students have published reflections written during third-year journals, collaborated on essays and research papers with faculty, and submitted opinion pieces to various publications. Those interested in publishing may consider some of these medical student publication venues.

Class of 2026
Josh Bandopadhay
The Art of Medicine: Creativity as a Core Competency in Medical Education
Brandy Phan
The Ethics of ‘Good Enough’ Care in Resource-Limited Clinical Settings
Krista Bangs
From Pages to Practice: Using Young Adult Literature to Support Pediatric Mental Health
Andrew Porter
Big Pharma and the Cost of Corporate Influence
Annie Hohlt
Enter at Your Own Risk: The Weathering Effects of Practicing Medicine on Female Physicians
Louisa Smitherman
White Coat Threads: The Journey to Healing
Rita Khouri
Rewriting Illness: Metaphor, Resistance, and the Reclamation of the Body in Sula and The Cancer Journals
Bryana Stigers
Scripted Care: How Medical Dramas Have Reshaped Public Perceptions of Medicine in the 21st Century
Vivian Tran
Exploring Misinformation on Social Media