Abstract
Description
On one of the busiest parkways, in the midst of a spring drought, despite the lack of soil a sunflower blooms. This tiny beacon of hope represents the enduring spirit of humanity managing to struggle through this recent global pandemic. For me as a program director, it conjures to mind my graduating family medicine residents. Due to COVID-19, they had to pull extra shifts in the hospital, flip patients in the ICU, and witnessed death on an unprecedented scale. Despite this adversity, they continue to grow professionally, thrive individually, and show the world their sunny smiling faces.
Keywords: humanities, medicine in the arts, photography, sunflower, COVID-19 pandemic
Funding Statement
This research was supported (in whole or in part) by HCA Healthcare and/or an HCA Healthcare-affiliated entity.
Footnotes
Conflicts of Interest
The author declares he has no conflicts of interest. Dr D’Angelo is an employee of HCA Florida Orange Park Hospital, a hospital affiliated with the journal’s publisher.
This research was supported (in whole or in part) by HCA Healthcare and/or an HCA Healthcare-affiliated entity. The views expressed in this publication represent those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the official views of HCA Healthcare or any of its affiliated entities.