The Toll of It All

“This work was made using the digital art software Affinity Designer and the artificial intelligence art software Midjourney. It depicts two faces overlaid, one looking forward and one to the right. A path extends toward the forehead and into a dark cavern. This piece is an exploration of the mental-health challenges of healthcare workers and trainees. The two roles we play–as healthcare workers and as fellow humans–often come into tension during medical training and practice. The result is that this profession, which I am honored to be entering, also requires us to be introspective and delve into our minds, for both our patients’ health and our own.”