Deirdre Neilen, PhD, shares a selection from Upstate‘s literary journal, “The Healing Muse,” every Sunday on “HealthLink on Air.” Neilen is the editor of the annual publication featuring fiction, poetry, essays and visual art focused on themes of medicine, illness, disability and healing. Read The Healing Muse Cafe Blog.



Today‘s selection is an excerpt from the short story "Faulty Armor," by Adam Philip Stern, MD, written when he was a medical student at Upstate Medical University in 2008, and can be found in “The Healing Muse," Volume 8. Order your copy of “The Healing Muse” today.