Foreword from Faculty Advisor

We are honored to present this latest edition of The Medicine Forum. This platform is in its twenty-sixth year serving as an outlet for our medical community’s scholarly and creative efforts. This year, it has been my pleasure to work with Marc, Marina, Virginia, and Devin on this project. I have not only worked with them on the Forum, but also on the wards. It is impressive to see the same excellence they bring to patient care applied to this academic publication. This journal serves as a showcase for the efforts of our Department. It is always exciting to see the names of colleagues we see every day caring for patients all collected in this single publication. The Medicine Forum serves as a reminder of the depth of talent possessed by the physician-scientists and artists with whom we share our day-to-day work-lives. We owe our gratitude to a number of people who have helped bring this issue to publication. We thank the Department of Medicine leadership for their guidance and support. We want to thank all of the residents, students, and faculty who submitted their work. We express our gratitude to Timothy Flanagan for his design and editorial support. Finally, we thank the readers of this journal for turning the page and becoming participants in this community.