The call is open for this year's writing contest. Share YOUR stories about the senses and experiences of compassion.

While each comes with personal experiences that motivated their participation, each student is united in purpose: To help those who need it.

What happened when Cunningham met patient Abdul, 17 - belly swollen and body ravaged by a wasting disease - in a Rohingya refugee camp in Myanmar?

With activities from yoga and meditation to T'ai Chi and clowning, UVA's Compassionate Care Initiative aims to promote nurses' self-care to better patient care.