Best of Blood and Thunder
Each year, one entry from each category: Prose, Visual Arts, and Poetry, is selected as the best entry of its type for that issue. Selection criteria includes how well the work demonstrates common themes or experiences in health care and the overall quality of the work. Winners will be selected from the accepted works in each category for each issue.
Major C.W. Ouffut Award
In 2002, the Veterans Administration Medical Center on the OU Health Sciences Center campus instituted a new award for medical students, the Major C.W. Offutt Award. This award is designed to promote care, humanism, and understanding of people who have given a portion of their lives in the service of our country in one of the military services and who are now receiving medical care from the Veterans Healthcare Administration. The award is given on the basis of a paper written about the meaning students derived from taking care of America’s Servicemen and Servicewomen.
2021 Winners
Book Cover Winner: "Viral Load" painting series, studio view, versions 1-10 by Suzette Marie Martin
Best of Visual Art: "Viral Load" painting series, studio view, versions 1-10 by Suzette Marie Martin
Best of Poetry: "My Last Day" by J.C. Cordova
Prose: "Midder" by John Graham-Pole
2020 Winners
Book Cover Winner: Untitled by Gavisha Waidyaratne
Best of Visual Art: Untitled by Gavisha Waidyaratne
Best of Poetry: "The Words Were Always There" by Rachel Mallalieu
Best of Prose: "The End of Pain" by J. David Liss.
Major C.W. Ouffut Award: N/A
2017 Winners
Book Cover Winner: "Lumbar" by Kelsey M.
Best of Visual Art: "Dopamine" by Joni W.
Best of Poetry: "Riddle of the Open Heart" by Vincent C.
Best of Prose: "A Gift" by Michael P.
Major C.W. Ouffut Award: N/A\
2016 Winners
Book Cover Winner: "Axial" by Kelsey M.
Best of Visual Art: "Up Close & Uncaged" by Paige N.
Best of Poetry: "Death Notification" by Rachel M.
Best of Prose: "I See You" by Gloria H.
Major C.W. Ouffut Award: N/A
2015 WInners
Book Cover Winner: "Grace" by Ryan O'Meilia
Best of Visual Art: "Grace" by Ryan O'Meilia
Best of Poetry: "Tuberculosis" by Alex Greenberg
Best of Prose: "The Easy One" by Amanda Moon
Major C.W. Ouffut Award: N/A
2014 Winners
Book Cover Winner: "Ovarian Cyst Rupture" by June Nissinen. Featured in our Online Gallery.
Best of Visual Art: "If You Only Knew" by Alyssa Logsdon. Featured in our Online Gallery.
Best of Poetry: "Late Night Thoughts in the Hospital" by Julie Cyr. Featured in our Online Gallery.
Best of Prose: "It" by Genevieve Wong. Featured in our Online Gallery.
Major C.W. Ouffut Awar: N/A
2013 Winners
Book Cover Winner: “18 Gauge De Stijl” by Brett Stout
Best of Visual Art: “Let it Be Me” by Alyssa Logsdon, MSIII
Best of Poetry: “The Cork” by Ethel Durica
Best of Prose: “Tree Cutting” by Mario Garcia, M.A.
Major C.W. Ouffut Award: “Separate Battles” Sarah Petty, MSIV
2012 Winners
Book Cover Winner: “Diagnosis in Stasis” Robert Ferrier
Best of Visual Art: Information is unknown at this time…
Best of Poetry: “This is how I want to die” Dane Kuttler
Best of Prose: “Snow Week” Calla Devlin
Major C.W. Ouffut Award: Information is unknown at this time…
2011 Winners
Book Cover Winner: “Spinal Fusion C6-C7” June Nissinen
Best of Visual Art: “Spinal Fusion C6-C7” June Nissinen
Best of Poetry: “Clinical Colors” Jenna Rindo
Best of Prose: “Stutter” Jake Wolf
Major C.W. Ouffut Award: N/A
2010 Winners
Book Cover Winner: “Mind Dementia” June Nissinen
Best of Visual Art: Information is unknown at this time…
Best of Poetry: “H&P Haiku: An annotated Lesson from three points of view” Steve Orwig, MD
Best of Prose: “Transient Change” Nathan Brooks, MSII
Major C.W. Ouffut Award: N/A
2009 Winners
Book Cover Winner: “Dementia Decline and Loss” Kathleen Gunton
Best of Visual Art: “Unbroken” M.J. Alexander
Best of Poetry: “A Real Life Fictional Hero” Adel A.M. Khan
Best of Prose: “My Husband the Heart Surgeon” Susan Fedynak
Major C.W. Ouffut Award: N/A