Fiction as Resistance: My Journey from Physician to Novelist
Abstract: In this personal essay, a free clinic physician describes how he turned to fiction writing as a form of resistance against systemic healthcare inequities. Inspired by Samuel Shem’s concept of “fiction as resistance” and the tradition of literary muckraking from Uncle Tom’s Cabin to The House of God, the ... Read more
Shantanu Rai, MD
Published March 5, 2026
