The 2018 CUGH Reflective Essay Contest

New York CityMarch 17, 2018

Essay submission and judging

• 88 essays submitted: 15 from trainees for whom English is not the primary language

• Essays are scored on the basis of originality, style and composition, critical reflection/reflective capacity, and impact on the readers

• The author’s identity is anonymous to the judges• Each essay is scored by 2 judges. Essays scoring in the

top quartile are nominated to the Essay Oversight Committee

• The Essay Oversight Committee voted on winners and honorable mentions

Big thanks to our judges• David Barnard, PhD, JD (retired)

• Greg Buchanan• Northwestern University

• William Cherniak, MD• Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences

• Sharon Connor, PharmD• University of Pittsburgh

• Madhavi Dandu, MD, MPH• UCSF

• Karen Gieseker, PhD, MS• Consultant, Social Justice in Health and Community

• Rachel Hassenpflug-Hartline, MD• Upland Hills Health Clinic

• Adam Hoverman, DO• Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences

• James Hudspeth, MD• Boston University School of Medicine

• Virginia McCarthy, MDiv• Loyola University Chicago – Stritch School of Medicine

• Margaret C. McDonald, PhD, MFA • University of Pittsburgh

• Mark Meyer, MD• UPMC Family Medicine Residency

• Jody Olsen, PhD, MSW• University of Maryland

• Natasha Parekh, MD• UPMC

• Moira Rogers, PhD• Child Family Health International

• Tania Piotrowski• University of Michigan

• Virginia Rowthorn, JD• University of Maryland

• Adam Sawatsky, MD• Mayo Clinic

• Gaetan Sgro, MD• VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System

David Barnard, PhD, JDMiles J. Edwards Chair in Professionalism and Comfort CareAssistant Vice Provost for Interprofessional EducationOregon Health & Science UniversityCenter for Ethics in Health Care

Jessica Evert, MDExecutive DirectorCFHIDepartment of Family and Community MedicineUniversity of California, San Francisco

Thuy D. Bui, MDAssociate Professor of MedicineGlobal Health Track Residency DirectorUniversity of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

The Essay Contest Oversight Committee

Virginia McCarthy, MdivAssistant DirectorCenter for Community and Global HealthLoyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine

Catherine Myser, PhDDirector of Ethics, Social Medicine & Global Health, Florida Atlantic University College of Medicine

Parimala Mohanty. Hearing Aid. KIIT University School of Public Health.

Hannah Bergbower. Carrying On. University of Pennsylvania. Master of Science in Nursing, Nurse-Midwifery and Women’s Health Nurse Practitioner Program

Aparna Ramanathan. Dignity in Death. University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine

Billy Kromka. Wamkelekile eKhayelitsha – Welcome to Khayelitsha. University of Colorado School of Medicine

Kristen Zozulin. Beautiful. Frank H. Netter MD School of Medicine

Lauren Thomaier. “Komera:” The Journey to Dignity. Johns Hopkins Hospital. Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Jeffrey Walden. Life After. UNC Department of Family Medicine. Cone Health Family Medicine Residency.

M. Sophia Neuman. S. Cerevisiae, Platypus, Archaeopteryx or Coelacanth: An Animal Perspective on Global Health. JAMA Network.

Joyce Lu. Food as medicine: reflections on healthcare beyond the clinic. MealFlour