The Patient Behind the Madness
The piece is entitled “The Patient Behind the Madness” and is meant to portray the individual patient underneath the chaos of hospital medicine and treatment and to serve as an important reminder that the patient and care are at the foundation of medicine.
2026 National Hospitalist Day HM Voices Contest Submission
Ms. Koleng
Ms. Koleng is a rising 4th-year medical student at Nova Southeastern University in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. She is interested in surgery and anesthesiology, and outside of medical school, enjoys creating art and competing in triathlons.