“Dear Z” represents the final book in a trilogy, along with “American Amnesiac” (published in 2013) and “Human Directional” (2016).

His powerful essay titled “Pre-Existing Condition” was published as a guest opinion in the Idaho Statesman on June 19th, 2020 in the wake of the death of George Floyd.

After helping the University of Washington’s medical center weather the initial COVID storm, he accepted a two-month job with the hospital in Queens, New York, and hopped on a plane.

“The C of I will not only teach you theory,” Samardzic added. “It will provide you a chance to practice and experience it, and even more important, a chance to inherit some awesome values that will shape you as a person for life.”