Agora Magazine
NYU Grossman School of Medicine Arts and Literary Publication
Agora Magazine is a public place for sharing literary, audible, and visual arts to consider the humanistic elements of medicine and healthcare, reflect on experiences caring for others, and evolve our personal and professional identities as they intersect with our time, place, and community.
Alyssa Pullano Reach
Our 2024-2025 submission portal is now open!
We hope you’ll consider submitting a piece for consideration here by Monday, March 23.
Viktor E. Frankl (1905-1997) was an Austrian neurologist, psychiatrist, philosopher, and Holocaust survivor who is best known for his development of a form of talk therapy (logotherapy) based on the premise that finding meaning in life is our primary motivational force. Frankl describes the nature of decision-making throughout our lives. and our agency in identifying the best way to navigate that space. He suggests that our choices not only shape our personal sense of self, but also the kinds of relationships we foster with the world around us.
This year, Agora invites you to consider the manifestations of barriers and bridges within your own life, whether it be in your career, your hobbies and interests, or your professional or personal relationships. Consider the positive or negative ways in which those bridges and barriers help you navigate the space between stimulus and response, and how you identify meaning in the application of either tool.