“Another Season Comes and Goes,” Part 5

The Medical Humanities Society at Des Moines University presents its first annual online arts gallery, “Another Season Comes and Goes.” The gallery features art works and the written word by DMU students depicting seasons of human life and of the earth.

Gallery curators are Megan Kavanaugh, a second-year osteopathic medical student, and Megha Pokhriyal, a first-year osteopathic medical student. They are executive officers of the Medical Humanities Society.

In part 5 we present photographs by Pooja Vijayendra, a second-year osteopathic medical student from Cupertino, CA.

Of this photograph, which Pooja titled “Nothing can dim the light that shines from within,” she says, “As a medical student, it’s easy to get lost in the endless barrage of work and to lose a sense of purpose, so to speak. This photo was a reminder that I have a passion for medicine that I need to remember to let come through and drive my motivation.”

Pooja titled this photograph “We build too many walls and not enough bridges” because, as she explains: “To me, this is especially applicable in today’s tumultuous world. We have the power to make a meaningful impact as future physicians, but we must first learn to communicate and treat our patients with open minds.”