Pulse--a premier online resource for personal accounts about the medical experience

[Paul Gross]

Dear Friends,

I'm writing to invite you to discover Pulse--voices from the heart of medicine (pulsevoices.org).

In circulation for sixteen years, Pulse is a premier online resource for first-person accounts by health professionals, patients, caregivers and students in the health professions.

As Donald Berwick once said, "I not only read Pulse, I adore it. The supply of compelling, often poetic accounts is the best around."                                                                                                                                                                   

If you subscribe to Pulse--and it's free--you will receive an email every Friday featuring a personal story or poem, accompanied by a visual or haiku. The stories are scrupulously edited, concise and compelling--about a thousand words in length--ideal for a quick read or for sharing in class. They are honest, powerful and memorable.

Pulse is committed to conveying a broad range of experiences in our Stories and in our New Voices feature, which specifically seeks the perspectives of underrepresented groups. Winners and finalists in our recent writing contest, On Being Different, are now being featured in our pages.

Pulse also encourages readers to write and submit. Our More Voices feature welcomes short (less than 400 words) pieces on a new theme every month.

Our poetry, visual and haiku features, along with our brand-new Pulse Voices Podcasts, round out the Pulse experience and offer more opportunities for creative submissions.

Come visit the Pulse website. Subscribe. And join the Pulse community of over 10,000 educators, health professionals, students, patients and caregivers who find nourishment and affirmation in Pulse. We welcome submissions from you and your students, and we welcome student subscribers.

Sincerely,

Paul Gross MD

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Paul Gross MD (he/him/his)
Editor-in-chief

Pulse--voices from the heart of medicine: pulsevoices.org
PO Box 299, Wykagyl Station

New Rochelle, NY 10804

914-636-4911

Department of Family and Social Medicine
Albert Einstein College of Medicine/Montefiore Medical Center
Bronx, NY 10461