By Asher G. Parvu
I haven’t seen death. Formaldehyde nostalgia. Different specimens.
Organisms are human. Cadaver not corpse. Patient and person. Reconcile. Grandmother?
Bright lights. Scalpel. Tanline. Nausea.
Are you okay? Breath. Reflect. Discuss.
Which organ do I learn? All of them.
There’s only 8 weeks? Yes.
Is this possible? No, but do your best.
Visceral Respect.
Welcome to medicine.
Asher Parvu is a first-year medical student at UAMS and wrote this work to capture his positive reflections on anatomy.