The Ink Vessel

Cartoons on life and medicine.

[The Ink Vessel @ink_vessel]

How do YOU discuss Code Status? Cartoons of Common Traps https://t.co/NvCRjoSw9G

[Nathan Gray MD, FACP @NathanAGray]

Hey #medtwitter, with fall (and human anatomy lab) approaching, what advice (practical or metaphysical) would you give to rising #medstudents ? For past 4 yrs, I’ve been working on a graphic book reflecting on medical formation thru the lens of dissection: (1/x) #graphicmedicine

[The Ink Vessel @ink_vessel]

The woman who changed how we die… https://t.co/WcUCh3IBCT

[Nathan Gray MD, FACP @NathanAGray]

Lots of weighty artwork in the past week... so now something completely frivolous: Harry Potter hits Middle Age.

[Nathan Gray MD, FACP @NathanAGray]

My short comic on the tremendous privilege of sitting together alongside both the marvel and the messes of dying words...

Excited to work with @spiralbound on this one. #GraphicMedicine #hapc #hpm

https://t.co/yTccrUQyCc

[The Ink Vessel @ink_vessel]

Good Medicine https://t.co/vn5bYK1FWM

[Nathan Gray MD, FACP @NathanAGray]

“I ate fettuccine in your restaurant six months ago and just got my bill...” (if restaurants billed like health care - Part 3)

[Nathan Gray MD, FACP @NathanAGray]

Chuckled when I made it... but now it just feels kinda sad. My June cartoon for @JPSMjournal . #hpm

[Nathan Gray MD, FACP @NathanAGray]

Gotta type those notes! (My cartoon interpretation of Luke Fildes’ classic “The Doctor” for the digital age...)... #medtwitter #graphicmedicine

[Nathan Gray MD, FACP @NathanAGray]

Some things probably shouldn’t be studied... https://t.co/yCi8xgTJfD #graphicmedicine #graphicscience #hpm #grief

[Nathan Gray MD, FACP @NathanAGray]

Who’s YOURS? (This month’s cartoon for @JPSMjournal ) #hpm #hcpoa

[Nathan Gray MD, FACP @NathanAGray]

How the sausage gets made... #EHR design. #graphicmedicine #MedTwitter

[Nathan Gray MD, FACP @NathanAGray]

What does your coat say? Here’s wishing warmth and safety to those north of here... #coldweather #PolarVortex

[Nathan Gray MD, FACP @NathanAGray]

When does #cpr become death ritual? What will your death look like? Thanks @topicstories for giving me a platform to ask the question... #graphicmedicine #hpm #artsinhealth https://t.co/xVEa296fMz

[Nathan Gray MD, FACP @NathanAGray]

In #palliativecare we see distress in many forms and we have lots of scales to rate it... My @AAHPM @JPSMjournal cartoon this month is part humor, part shoutout to those who are out there carrying the weight of the world because of illness... #pain #hpm #suffering

[Nathan Gray MD, FACP @NathanAGray]

One of my first cartoons crossed my mind today, so I went and pulled it from archives. ...The kidney looks so sad. #holistichealth #graphicmedicine #awkward

[Nathan Gray MD, FACP @NathanAGray]

A cartoon salute to the medical folks working this #LaborDay . Hope you’re able to feel appreciated for the hard work you do, even when you may feel toasted!! #LaborOnLaborDay #GraphicMedicine

[Nathan Gray MD, FACP @NathanAGray]

First cartoon for @JPSMjournal ... A salute to members of the #hpm team who are feeling overworked and undervalued. Thanks for all that you do!!

[Nathan Gray MD, FACP @NathanAGray]

‘Silvio,’ I’ll forever wish we had done more for you. Thank you, @JournalofEthics for providing a platform to tell his #undocumented story. #GraphicMedicine #narrativemedicine

https://t.co/I6VoqCUFaV

[Nathan Gray MD, FACP @NathanAGray]

Number 4 - @fumikochino: “we are Rosencrantz & Guildenstern. Bit players in someone else's larger tragedy. We are blessed to walk the stage with our patients but need humility. We are not the main story.” You’ll be “that doctor who____.”(Cared, rushed, hurt). #TipsForNewDocs

[Nathan Gray MD, FACP @NathanAGray]

As July looms in teaching hospitals around the country, #medtwitter is sending out #TipsForNewDocs!! Hope the #GraphicMedicine community can chip in!!
Number 1: Listen to #Nurses !!