‘Head Above Water’ reflects on the overlap between the patient and healthcare provider experience. The piece invites the onlooker to consider two interpretations: how easily one’s health can change, and the subsequent race to fix it; or how healthcare providers are the foundation which may never waver, even with cracks beneath the surface. This represents the emotional burdens of healing others. Both struggle to stay afloat, constantly in a battle against time.

Emma Li, MS4
Saint Louis University School of Medicine