our story + past issues
In 2014, a restless group of medical students at the Cumming School of Medicine were looking for but unable to find a creative outlet to express their varied medical experiences. After being encouraged by a faculty preceptor and poet by the name of Dr. Monica Kidd to build something from the ground up, they united forces and The Longview Project was born, eventually becoming the medical school's first established creative arts journal. In Spring 2015, The Longview published its first issue with contributions from the Faculty of Nursing and the Faculty of Medicine.
The Longview is a literary journal whose mission is to angle a creative lens towards healthcare, and canvas how the students navigating through it perceive the complex nature of modern medicine. Through expression in all forms of the creative arts, we hope to create a space that narrates the weird and wonderful journeys we take with our patients and provide a forum for students that is at once educational, enlightening and healing. The Longview stitches together the interdisciplinary perspectives of the healthcare team aiming to foster a better understanding of each unique role, and of the clinical encounter itself – utilizing the tools of reflection, imagination and empathy with the patient at the core of the student’s impressions and abstractions. The result may be analytical, abstract, harsh, humorous, chaotic, despairing or fantastical – with each one portraying a candid perspective of the adventure of medical training.
Here, you will find an archive of all our past issues.