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“A story—a true story—can heal as much as medicine can.”
-Eben Alexander
Auxocardia is calling for submissions to our Spring 2026 issue theme of Reflection!
Within the flurry of medical training, moments of connection and humanism can quickly pass us by. Often, the dominant mantras of science and physiology and AnKing shift the focus away from the individual sitting at the center of it all. Yet, if you have found your way to this page, you understand the strength derived from taking a step away from the textbook and truly examining the person sitting in front of you. What gives rise to these moments of reflection? Was it something a patient said, a fleeting interaction, or a quiet realization within yourself? Which encounters have lingered long after the moment ended, and why?
And when you catch a glimpse of yourself in a mirror, do you recognize who looks back? How have the experiences of training stretched, shaped, and rewritten parts of you? What pieces of yourself have remained constant, and what has changed along the way? How has learning the art of medicine altered the way you understand yourself and others?
Reflection calls for us to pause, to think, to look back on what remains after the moment has passed. This issue calls for pieces that meditate on reflection itself, honor the people, places, and words that inspired it, and explore the evolving relationship between medicine and the self.
We invite you to share your thoughts and reflections. Broad interpretations of the theme are encouraged.