Showing our creative side
In this section of the newsletter, we are "showing our creative side" as part of our wellness program. We encourage anesthesia faculty, CRNAs, residents, anesthesia technicians, and administrative staff to submit their artwork (paintings with descriptions), music interests (with narrative and photos), photography (with comments), poetry, or small narratives (less than one page).
We know that we have an excellent team to provide the best possible anesthesia care for patients in the state of Mississippi through UMMC. Anesthesia is our profession, but we want to share your passion for bringing a little joy and improving our wellness.
We are a great team as professionals, but our passion (art, music, dance, poetry, photography, etc.) sometimes needs to be more restrained/stopped because of our busy schedules. We want to show the world what we love other than providing the best patient care. As human beings, we don't need to give up one for another; balancing our professional and personal life is very important to improve our wellness.
Please continue to send your submissions to Dr. Sara Robertson or me. We look forward to getting many submissions from each of you!
Adriana Martini, M.D.
Associate Professor
Music has been part of my life for as long as I can remember. I started singing and playing the cuatro, a traditional Venezuelan instrument, when I was six years old. Growing up, I sang in both my school and church choirs and participated in singing festivals at the school, regional, and national levels. Some of my happiest childhood memories are connected to music.. learning new songs, preparing for performances, and experiencing the excitement of being on stage.
As I got older, music continued to evolve with me. During high school, I traded the cuatro for the guitar for a while and began pursuing singing more seriously through an arts and music academy in my hometown. Singing became much more than an extracurricular activity. It was a way to express myself, connect with others, and remain deeply connected to my Venezuelan roots and the music I grew up with.
When I started medical school, the demands of training made it impossible for me to continue at the academy, and eventually music became less present in my everyday life. Medicine took me down a very different path, but I never really stopped being a singer. Whenever I have the opportunity to sing again, I am reminded of that part of myself that existed long before medicine.
For me, music represents joy, creativity, culture, and connection. It has followed me through many different chapters of my life, even when it had to remain quietly in the background. Singing still gives me a sense of freedom that is difficult to find anywhere else.
Although singing may no longer be part of my everyday life in the way it once was, music has never left me. It remains an important part of who I am and a meaningful connection to where I come from.
