Welcome to the EMRA Art Gallery 2024. Find the most outstanding arts & crafts, music, prose, poetry, photography, and painting - all done by emergency physicians.
People's Choice: Rafael J. Carrillo Torres, MD
When he was 15 years old, Rafael Carrillo Torres picked up a set of drumsticks and started playing. He kept playing, through high school, and even through college as a music major, becoming proficient in a wide range of instruments and styles.
"Then I went into medicine," said Dr. Carrillo. "I always wanted to do both, but I knew I could come back to music later - when I might be too old for medicine."
Dr. Carrillo is the winner of the 2024 EMRA Art Gallery People's Choice Award for his music entry, "armED." Now a member of the University of Puerto Rico Emergency Medicine Residency Class of 2026, he wrote the winning piece for guitar - taking about an hour from concept to recording.
It's especially meaningful to have garnered the People's Choice Award while shouldering the weight of PGY2 year.
"This is wellness for me," he said. "I chose the name because of the chaos of the ED, and how overwhelming a shift can be. I tried to feel appreciative, and inspiration popped out of that.
"Sometimes it's hard to just listen to your own voice and block out all the noise of the world," he added. "When you actually take the time to focus, it can really help."
EMRA Art Gallery 2024 - Music
Skin Deep - D'Monte Farley, MD
Listen to "Skin Deep"
Asystole - Rafael J. Carrillo Torres, MD
Listen to "Asystole"
FtFz - Rafael J. Carrillo Torres, MD
Listen to FtFz
EMRA Art Gallery 2024 - Arts & Crafts
Category Winner: Crocheted Dress by Anna Yap, MD
Category Runner-up: "Airway" by Ashlynn Felker, MD
Vase by Katalina Demirkol, DO
"Bring 'em All" by Timothy J. Batchelor, MD
EMRA Art Gallery 2024 - Painting
Category Winner: "Lines and Color" by Reuben Falola, MD, MPH
Category Runner-up (tie): "Heart" by Tersa Lonce, DO
Category Runner-up (tie): "Fauna" by Sara Malik, DO
"We Be Lung Together" by Ashley Snyder, MD
"Choice" by Miranda Teixeira, MD
"Summer Day in New Hampshire" by Anant Shukla, MD
"MRI of the Head Painting" by Theresa M. Sitto, DO
"Hummer Atropa Belladonna" by KC Hummer, MD
"Leaves and Flowers" by Kesley Peterson, DO
"Bleeding Hand" by Miriam Eagleson, MD
"Mask" by Teresa Lonce, DO
EMRA Art Gallery 2024 - Photography
Category Winner (tie): "Bamboo Tunnel" by Jonathan Warren, MD
Category Winner (tie): "Iris Crash" by Amanda M. Wood, MD
Category Runner-Up: "Marina Bay Sands | Singapore Hotel" by Fardis Tavangary, DO
"Peaceful" by Stanford Schor, MD, PhD
"Sunset Isla Verde" by Coral Mari Chantada
"Work-Life Balance" by Amanda M. Wood, MD
"Hope" by Amanda M. Wood, MD
"Perspective" by Fardis Tavangary, DO
"Taj" by Matthew McCaffery, MD
"Milky Way" by Jonathan Warren, MD
"Spiritual Heights of Black Mountain" by Zechariah Jean, MD
"Reprieve after Sunrise on Black Mountain" by Zechariah Jean, MD
EMRA Art Gallery 2024 - Poetry & Prose
Category Winner: Echoes of a Pandemic: A Resident's Lament, by Timothy J. Batchelor, MD
Category Runner-up: The Last Shift, by Anant Shukla, MD
Amor Mexcano, by Tabitha Baca, MD
Full Code, by Sophia Gorgens, MD
When Science Isn't Enough, by Aiza Kahlun, MD
I Am Tired, by Aaron R. Kuzel, DO, MBA
A Moment for Silence, by Aaron R. Kuzel, DO, MBA
Monitor for Safety, by Zechariah Jean, MD
An Ode to Emergency Medicine, by Zechariah Jean, MD
Come a rain, by Kris Williams, CAE