Thread by @GraphicMedicine

We said there would be a number of exciting announcements during #GraphMed2022 right?

Here's another one: the Graphic Medicine International Collective is thrilled to share the launch of our Frontline Comics Project website!

frontlinecomicsproject.org

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This project has been 2 years in the making and is the result of intentional, mindful, collaboration between frontline healthcare workers and comics artists - plus the careful work of our facilitators.

Each of these 7 comics tells a story from the early days of COVID-19.

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With support from the Penn State College of Medicine (notably the Department of Medicine, the Division of General Internal Medicine, the Kienle Center for Humanistic Medicine, and the Department of Humanities), we were able to pay both storytellers and artists.

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Spearheaded by GMIC board members @alexthomas2 and @mjg15, we now present to you these 7 comics for consideration in advance of tomorrow's #GraphMed2022 panel on the project!

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Coming Home

Artist: Zara Slattery
Storyteller: Sabreen Akhter
Facilitator: Alex Thomas

frontlinecomicsproject.org/coming-home/

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Isolation: An ICU Shift During COVID

Artist: Rachel Semenov
Storyteller: Ahna Porter
Facilitator: MK Czerwiec

frontlinecomicsproject.org/isolation/

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Acheron

Artist: Ben Becker
Storyteller: Merlin Kochunilathil
Facilitator: Kimberly Myers

frontlinecomicsproject.org/acheron/

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Toxic Excellence

Artist: Hatiye Garip
Storyteller: Meredith Li-Vollmer
Facilitator: Ebru Ustundag

frontlinecomicsproject.org/toxic-excellen…

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Refuge

Artist: Rachel Marie-Crane Williams

Storyteller: Sara Yinling Post

Facilitator: Shelley Wall

frontlinecomicsproject.org/refuge/

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Negotiating the Family Gathering

Artist: Maria Varmazis
Storyteller: Jessica Ericson
Facilitator: Michael Green

frontlinecomicsproject.org/negotiating-th…

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Adrift

Artist: Amber Padilla
Storyteller: Luis Manriquez
Facilitator: Theresa Rojas

frontlinecomicsproject.org/adrift/

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We hope that these stories resonate with you! You can find even more information about the project and future plans on the website.

#GraphicMedicine

frontlinecomicsproject.org

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