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Congratulations to Maeve Pascoe (’24) who won an award for her artwork that she submitted to the 4th Annual Empathy and Valuing Every Person Lecture Series. Maeve’s work, which she presented at the virtual session on Oct. 4, is entitled “Beneath the Waves” and was inspired by the many waves of COVID-19 and their impact on caregivers.
Maeve says her artwork “serves as a metaphor for our collective struggle to keep our patients and each other alive, and emphasizes that it is our empathy for our patients and for each other that urges us to keep swimming upward.”
As noted in her official artist statement, “Even when we feel alone, there’s always someone there striving to take our hands and pull us out from the deep. And even when our colleagues or patients feel alone, we strive to pull them to the surface so that they may breathe again.”
Congratulations also to Chineme (Chichi) Onwubueke (’25), who earned a special mention for her poem entitled “Lamentations.” According to Chichi, her poem is “a reflection on the many sad and painful things I’ve seen in medicine. There is plenty to lament about, but when I witness the drive of healthcare workers around me, I realize the resiliency in us must come from something deep — maybe we’re building up to a greater calling,” she says.
In her poem, Chichi expresses the comfort she feels when she witnesses the love conveyed by humans working at the crossroads of despair and hope.
Each year, the organizers of the Empathy and Valuing Every Person Lecture Series look for submissions that demonstrate the power of human interactions, amplify voices of those who have been less heard and acknowledge those who demonstrate unexpected kindnesses. They especially seek stories involving social justice.
Three awards are given for presented stories, reflections, long poetry or testimonials, and one award is given for visual art presentation. Each award comes with a cash prize.
The art category was new last year, and Maeve was its first recipient. For three years running, one of the awards has been earned by a CCLCM student.
Hosted by the Center for Bioethics, the event is the fourth annual held in honor of the late Anthony Thomas Jr., MD. Learn more about the Annual Empathy and Valuing Every Person Lecture Series.
