Artist Statement
This reflective essay explores the intersection of faith, community, and medical training through the lens of a medical student navigating imposter syndrome, academic pressure, and clinical rotations. Through personal narrative and patient experiences, it examines how spirituality and shared human presence shape resilience, meaning, and belonging in medicine.
Recommended Citation
Gonzalez, Danielle
(2026)
"More Than My Own Understanding,"
be Still: Vol. 11, Article 15.
Available at:
https://nsuworks.nova.edu/bestill/vol11/iss1/15
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About the Artist
Danielle Gonzalez is a third-year medical student from Pembroke Pines, Florida, attending NSU's Kiran C. Patel College of Osteopathic Medicine. As a Christian and first-generation Cuban American, she is passionate about patient advocacy, service, and continuity of care. She hopes to build a career in medicine that allows her to integrate these values. Her work reflects on the intersection of faith, identity formation, and clinical training, particularly how moments of struggle and patient care shape her understanding of purpose, community, and resilience in medicine.