{"id":150766,"date":"2021-10-28T16:14:36","date_gmt":"2021-10-29T02:14:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=150766"},"modified":"2021-10-28T16:14:36","modified_gmt":"2021-10-29T02:14:36","slug":"jabsom-literary-art-journal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2021\/10\/28\/jabsom-literary-art-journal\/","title":{"rendered":"Med student\u2019s hospital experience inspires JABSOM<\/abbr> literary, art journal"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading time: <\/span> 2<\/span> minutes<\/span><\/span>
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Cover art for Mauli<\/em>\u2019s inaugural issue by JABSOM<\/abbr> Professor of Surgery Don Parsa. The art accompanies his written piece, The Raft of Medusa<\/em>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

It would not be an unusual sight to see a first-year medical student in a hospital. But after an acute attack of right lower abdominal pain, Vera Ong<\/strong>, a 2024 MD<\/abbr> candidate, found herself hooked up to an IV<\/abbr> pole and confined to a hospital bed while worrying about doing well on her final exams less than a week away. Ong, an out-of-state student with her family miles away in California, found comfort in forming a bond with her hospital roommate, “Mrs. T,” who could not have any visitors due to COVID-19 restrictions. <\/p>\n

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Vera Ong<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

This sour-turned-sweet experience inspired Ong to create Mauli<\/em>, the first art and literary journal at the University of Hawaiʻi<\/span> at M\u0101noa John A. Burns School of Medicine<\/a> (JABSOM<\/abbr>), which launched its inaugural issue<\/a> in July 2021. The name, Mauli<\/em>, is a Hawaiian word that embodies ideas of growth, connection to humanity and a bridge between the fields of science and humanities. <\/p>\n

“I acknowledged the fear and beauty of life\u2019s unpredictability and how we ultimately have the power to tell our own stories through art and writing,” Ong said. “I felt called to help spark a humanities journal to facilitate a platform for self-expression.”<\/p>\n

A student-led journal<\/h2>\n

Ong pitched her idea to her classmates and Shannon Hirose-Wong<\/strong>, JABSOM<\/abbr>\u2019s director of student well-being and mental health support, who became the journal\u2019s faculty advisor. In December 2020, they began collecting written and visual arts pieces from medical students, faculty, staff, alumni and other JABSOM<\/abbr> affiliates. <\/p>\n

The publication was a student-led effort by MD<\/abbr> 2024 candidates: Kelli Kokame<\/strong> and Kyung Moo Kim<\/strong> helped in brainstorming the structure of Mauli<\/em> while Brianna-Marie Hollister<\/strong> and Melia Takakusagi<\/strong> served as writing editors. Rae Ruixue Zhang<\/strong> and Richard Ho<\/strong> served as the visual arts and layout editors, respectively. Amity Tran<\/strong> served as the journal\u2019s graphic designer. <\/p>\n

Ong added, “We also couldn\u2019t have done this without the input and help of Dr. Malia Purdy<\/strong> (who bestowed the group with the journal\u2019s name, Mauli<\/em>), Dr. Lee Buenconsejo-Lum<\/strong>, Mr. Arnold Kameda<\/strong>, Ms. Sandy Liu<\/strong> and the JABSOM<\/abbr> communications team. Hopefully Mauli<\/em> will continue for years ahead, encouraging all those in the JABSOM<\/abbr> family to keep creating and to live life in color, love and passion.”<\/p>\n

Mauli<\/em> is currently taking submissions for its second issue, up through December 15, 2021. <\/p>\n

Go to the JABSOM<\/abbr> website<\/a> to read more, including Ong\u2019s excerpt on “My First Clinical Experience as a Medical Student.” <\/p>\n

This effort is an example of 糖心视频<\/abbr> M\u0101noa\u2019s goal of Enhancing Student Success<\/a> (PDF<\/abbr><\/span>), one of four goals identified in the 2015\u201325 Strategic Plan<\/a> (PDF<\/abbr><\/span>), updated in December 2020. <\/p>\n

—By Deborah Manog Dimaya<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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