Cite as: Cu C. Exhaustion. ASRA Pain Medicine News 2026;51. https://doi.org/10.52211/asra110126.016.

This entry is entitled Exhaustion. Created in 2021 at the height of the pandemic, I was inspired by the tireless work healthcare providers put in to address the medical crisis. This portrait was not modeled after a real person; instead, I used various images of faces and eyes to capture the emotional, mental, and physical pain providers endure while trying to provide the best care possible for their patients. Behind the endless hours of selfless, critical decisions and acts that medical professionals perform is also a person sharing the trauma, pain, and suffering that their patients experience. Anesthesiology providers are at the forefront of managing pain and airways in critically ill patients, and I hope to one day work alongside you all caring for those in pain.