Empathy

C de la F Clinic asked for a slide deck to help guide a 90 minute conversation with new IVF clients. Their previous deck had graphic photos but very little to help with communication and empathy for this patient population.

I worked with wonderful colleagues Ali Gordaneer and Mariana Villalobos, but I've only included slides here with my illustrations. Workflow generally included Mariana speaking to the client, me writing the text, and Ali editing for clarity and consistency.

Programs: Illustrator, InDesign, Google Slides

Because of my certification and experience with the Sexual Assault Medical and Forensics exam, I was asked to help create an OSCE case for medical students that would be flagged for a SAMFE examination. I cannot include the entire thing here but the school has allowed me to show the illustrations for my "findings card" and a few other pages. I wrote the case with the guidance of nursing faculty, and consulted on the grading checklist.

Note that the illustration is meant for two different skin tones, as different standardized patients were portraying the case.

Programs: MS Word, MS Excel, Procreate

More and more research shows that using comics in medicine helps people relate and better understand their conditions. Here are a few examples of comics I've created. Some stand alone and some are part of larger collections. Some are comedic, and some are quite serious.

Tools: Indesign, Procreate, Illustrator, Fontself