https://ars-medica.ca/index.php/journal <p><em>Ars Medica</em>&nbsp;is a biannual literary journal, started in 2004, that explores the interface between the arts and healing, and examines what makes medicine an art. <em>Ars Medica</em> remains one of a handful of medical literary journals in Canada and worldwide, in the rapidly developing international field of the humanities in healthcare.</p> <p><em>Ars Medica</em>&nbsp;allows a place for dialogue, meaning-making, and the representation of experiences of the body, health, wellness, and encounters with the medical system. Content includes narratives from patients and health care workers, medical history, fiction, creative nonfiction, poetry, and visual art. We also include sections on writing by and about children, and writing about international health. These are voices that are often silenced in healthcare.</p> Canadian Institute for Studies in Publishing Press en-US Ars Medica https://ars-medica.ca/index.php/journal/article/view/2877 <p>This is a personal essay.</p> Elizabeth Templeman Copyright (c) 2026 Ars Medica 2026-06-18 2026-06-18 20 1 6 pp 6 pp https://ars-medica.ca/index.php/journal/article/view/2845 <p>This submission comprises three original poems: <em data-start="385" data-end="412">Through the Lens of Light</em>, <em data-start="414" data-end="434">Etched in the Body</em>, and <em data-start="440" data-end="467">The Silence Between Words,</em>&nbsp;that explore the interplay between the human body and spirit in the context of illness, mortality, and recovery. Through imagery grounded in medical experience, the poems examine suffering, the fragility of health, and the subtle ways hope, care, and human connection endure. The collection reflects on the body as both vessel and witness, illuminating moments of vulnerability, resilience, and transcendence.</p> David Lee Copyright (c) 2026 Ars Medica 2026-06-06 2026-06-06 20 1 1 p 1 p https://ars-medica.ca/index.php/journal/article/view/2835 <p>I made this piece using digital art and it demonstrates the importance of care in medicine. The doctor is holding the patient and being delicate, showing its importance in the field. The lungs are glowing to bring emphasis on the organ being examined.&nbsp;</p> Talib Shah Copyright (c) 2026 Ars Medica 2026-06-06 2026-06-06 20 1 1 p 1 p https://ars-medica.ca/index.php/journal/article/view/2771 <p>These photographs are inspired by the electron microscopy images I remember from med school.&nbsp; They combine objects found in nature and/or handmade pieces created by other artists.</p> Joanne Sinai Copyright (c) 2025 Ars Medica 2025-07-29 2025-07-29 20 1 3 pp 3 pp https://ars-medica.ca/index.php/journal/article/view/2757 <p>This essay examines how my personal experience with my cousin, who lived with schizophrenia, shaped the way I connected with a patient during my psychiatry clerkship. It highlights how my understanding of mental health—shaped by family interactions, a deep interest in art, and creativity—guided my approach to patient care on the psychiatry wards.</p> Pooja Shah Copyright (c) 2026 Ars Medica 2026-06-18 2026-06-18 20 1 4 pp 4 pp