Content uploaded by Michael J Green
Author content
All content in this area was uploaded by Michael J Green
Content may be subject to copyright.
Ann Intern Med. 2013;158:357-361.
Author and illustrator information is available at www.annals.org.
Annals of Internal Medicine Special Article
© 2013 American College of Physicians 357
Special Article Missed It
358 5 March 2013 Annals of Internal Medicine Volume 158 • Number 5 (Part 1) www.annals.org
Special ArticleMissed It
www.annals.org 5 March 2013 Annals of Internal Medicine Volume 158 • Number 5 (Part 1) 359
Special Article Missed It
360 5 March 2013 Annals of Internal Medicine Volume 158 • Number 5 (Part 1) www.annals.org
Special ArticleMissed It
www.annals.org 5 March 2013 Annals of Internal Medicine Volume 158 • Number 5 (Part 1) 361
Author and Illustrator Information: Michael J. Green, MD, MS, is a
Professor of Medicine and Humanities at Penn State College of Medi-
cine, where he cares for patients, teaches medical students, and conducts
research on informed medical decision making. He is a founding orga-
nizer of several international conferences on Comics and Medicine
(www.graphicmedicine.org/comics-and-medicine-conferences) and is a
member of the editorial collective of a forthcoming book series on
graphic medicine from Penn State University Press. He teaches a course
on comics and medicine to fourth-year medical students (whose comics
can be viewed online at www2.med.psu.edu/humanities/for-medical
-students/research-opportunities/graphic-storytelling-medical-narratives).
The author wishes to acknowledge the Physicians Writers Group at Penn State
Hershey who provided support and critical feedback on the story that inspired
this comic.
Ray Rieck is a freelance illustrator and graphic designer with over 14
years of experience creating comics, storyboards, print and product de-
sign, children’s activity books, and curricula. He teaches at Pennsylvania
College of Art and Design in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, and can be found
online at www.rayrieck.com.
Annals of Internal Medicine
W-174 5 March 2013 Annals of Internal Medicine Volume 158 • Number 5 (Part 1) www.annals.org