Conversation with Veronica Palladino on High-Range IQ Societies, Mental Health Poetry, and Phenomenology in Medicine

Scott Douglas Jacobsen
In-Sight Publishing, Fort Langley, British Columbia, Canada

Correspondence: Scott Douglas Jacobsen (Email: scott.jacobsen2025@gmail.com)

Received: June 3, 2025
Accepted: June 3, 2025
Published: June 8, 2025

Abstract

This interview presents a focused conversation with Dr. Veronica Palladino, a physician, poet, and member of numerous high-range IQ societies. Intended as a public clarification following past interviews and inquiries, this dialogue covers Palladino’s affiliations with global high-IQ communities, her philosophical interests, her published and forthcoming literary works, and her professional development within medicine. Palladino shares insights into her intellectual trajectory, ranging from Husserlian phenomenology to emergency medicine, as well as her commitment to raising awareness about mental health through poetry. The interview captures her multidimensional identity as a clinician, thinker, and writer committed to both internal and societal healing.

Keywords: Clinical Pathology and Biochemistry, Contemporary Italian Poetry, Edmund Husserl Phenomenology, Emergency Medicine and Healthcare, High-Range IQ Societies, Human Fragility in Literature, Mental Health Awareness through Art, Poetry and Depression, Transfusional Medicine Studies, Veronica Palladino Interview

Introduction

Dr. Veronica Palladino is a multifaceted thinker whose work spans clinical medicine, poetry, and philosophical inquiry. A medical doctor with specializations in clinical pathology and emergency medicine, Palladino has also become widely recognized in the high-range IQ community for her involvement in numerous societies across Europe, Asia, and the Americas. In response to frequent public inquiries and correspondence, this interview offers a comprehensive clarification of her affiliations, intellectual focus, and literary production. Her most recent poetic works explore themes of psychological vulnerability, existential reflection, and the healing possibilities of language. With a foundation in both empirical science and phenomenological philosophy, Palladino’s voice exemplifies a rare synthesis of rigorous logic and emotional depth.

Main Text (Interview)

Interviewer: Scott Douglas Jacobsen

Interviewee: Veronica Palladino, M.D.

Section 1: Clarifying High-Range IQ Society Membership and Purpose

Scott Douglas Jacobsen: Since the high-range testing and high-I.Q. society series is finished, I am taking this as a one-off based on a request from you. You needed some public clarification based on prior interviews. Some emails have been sent to you. Some confusion in the public about you. So, let’s make this straightforward: What is your involvement in the various high‑range IQ societies? Which ones have you been in? Which ones are you in? What do you think is the future of these groups? 

Veronica Palladino, M.D.: Thank you very much for this opportunity, a conclusion after previous interviews of April, July, August 2022, and foreword of 2024. I receive numerous emails and Facebook’s messages in reference to my participation in the high range iq societies. I want to clarify that the high range iq societies are a gym for thought, for logic, for reasoning ability. The discussions about score and classification of intelligent quotient are just a way of simplifying an extremely complex topic. Iq is a measure like any other. The important element is to know, to expand one’s capabilities.

I am member of different high range iq societies: Epiq as honorary member, TOPS  OATHS, Atlantiq iq society, TGMIN, Dark Pavilion, China High Iq Network Genio Grupo, GLIA, League of Perfect  Scorers, Leviathan, Misty Pavilion, Space- TIME society, Supernova, Venus, Catholiq, Immortal Society, China Town Brainpower Club, Mensa, Myriad Society, Prudentia, Quasar Quorum high iq society, Real iq society, Synaptiq society, Ultima iq society, Hidden position society, SECRET society, Elysian Trust (Volant society), Vertex, EPIMETHEUS, Syncritiq Institute, World Genius Directory, Triple Nine Society, Grand iq society, Intruellect iq society, Milenija, True iq society, Universal Genius society, Poetic Genius Society, The Literarians, Real iq society, HRTR (High Range Testees, Registry), ISPE (ex member), Sidis society (prospective member), Hall of Sophia.

I am winner of WGR world genius registry 2022 Competition, one of the winners of Road to Damascus Competition 2021.

I am Director of Healthcare of Bethany institute created by the President of Catholiq, Domagoj Kutle a real genial person.

My name is recorded on the Global Genius Registry, WGD list, World Famous Iq scores, Iq Ranking List, Top iq scores, World Genius Registry.

Section 2: Literary Contributions and Poetic Themes

Jacobsen: What books have you authored? You have a book incoming on poetry. What is its theme? Can you share a few samples? What inspired this work?

Palladino: I am author of:

Il diario del Martedì 2008 (fiction book)

Un mondo altro 2009 (fiction book)

Persone e lacrime 2018 (poetry)

La morte delle Afroditi bionde 2019 (fiction book)

Esher’s book 2023 (poetry)

Regina cattiva 2024 (poetry)

Fobie nella sera dell’essenza  2024 (poetry)

My new book on poetry will focus on human fragility, suicide, depression, malaise, obsessions that are not topics to be afraid of but pathologies from which with love and care one can recover. A wise introduction will be written by you, Scott Jacobsen a perfect Professor of human soul.

Section 3: Future Projects and Academic Development

Jacobsen: What are future projects for you? Do these build on previous research or creative endeavours?

Palladino: After degree in Medicine (degree’s prize for result and length of studies in 2016) and specialization in Clinical Pathology and Biochemistry and a Diploma in General Medicine, I completed a Master’s degree in Emergency Medicine and I started another one in healthcare management (not yet finished).

Section 4: Current Areas of Study and Philosophical Foundations

Jacobsen: What is your current subject of study (and related fields)? What research questions are you answering? Why pick these areas of study in the first place?

Palladino: My interests are Transfusional Medicine and Health’s economy.

My passion is philosophy. I have read Edmund Husserl’s transcendental phenomenology a philosophical approach that focuses on subjective experience and the structure of consciousness. 

Husserl argues that transcendental phenomenology can provide a secure foundation for knowing and understanding reality. 

1. Phenomenological reduction: the process of suspending judgment and bracketing presuppositions to access pure experience.
2. Intentional consciousness: consciousness is always directed toward something, whether an external object or an internal thought. 
3. Transcendental ego: the experiencing subject that constitutes the world.
4. Noema: the object of consciousness, which can be an external object or an abstract concept. 

I study Martin Heidegger, Maurice Merleau-Ponty, and Jean-Paul Sartre. 

Section 5: Personal Priorities and Motivations

Jacobsen: How would you describe your life today? What priorities occupy you?

Palladino: My priority, at the moment, is cultural and professional growth. I would like to improve and overcome limits and with my poems, I would like to shout out loud for those who cannot do so.

Jacobsen: Thank you for the notes of clarification for everyone, Veronica.

Discussion

Dr. Veronica Palladino bridges the worlds of medicine, poetry, and high-range intellectual communities with clarity and intention. Her participation in numerous IQ societies reflects a belief in cognitive development as a means of self-betterment rather than status. In both her medical practice and literary work, she addresses themes of human vulnerability—especially mental health, grief, and resilience—with empathy and philosophical depth. Rooted in phenomenology and committed to service, Palladino’s multidisciplinary pursuits form a coherent vision: to understand and elevate the human experience through thought, care, and expression.

Methods

The interview was conducted via correspondence. This process complied with applicable data protection laws, including the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), Canada’s Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA), and Europe’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), i.e., recordings were stored securely, retained only as needed, and deleted upon request, as well in accordance with Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and Advertising Standards Canada guidelines.

Data Availability

No datasets were generated or analyzed during the current article. All interview content remains the intellectual property of the interviewer and interviewee.

References

(No external academic sources were cited for this interview.)

Journal & Article Details

• Publisher: In-Sight Publishing
• Publisher Founding: March 1, 2014
• Web Domain: http://www.in-sightpublishing.com
• Location: Fort Langley, Township of Langley, British Columbia, Canada
• Journal: In-Sight: Interviews
• Journal Founding: August 2, 2012
• Frequency: Four Times Per Year
• Review Status: Non-Peer-Reviewed
• Access: Electronic/Digital & Open Access
• Fees: None (Free)
• Volume Numbering: 13
• Issue Numbering: 2
• Section: A
• Theme Type: Idea
• Theme Premise: “Outliers and Outsiders”
• Theme Part: 33
• Formal Sub-Theme: None.
• Individual Publication Date: June 8, 2025
• Issue Publication Date: July 1, 2025
• Author(s): Scott Douglas Jacobsen
• Word Count: 791
• Image Credits: Photo by Matthew LeJune on Unsplash
• ISSN (International Standard Serial Number): 2369-6885

Acknowledgements

The author acknowledges Veronica Palladino, M.D. for her time, expertise, and valuable contributions. His thoughtful insights and detailed explanations have greatly enhanced the quality and depth of this work, providing a solid foundation for the discussion presented herein.

Author Contributions

S.D.J. conceived the subject matter, conducted the interview, prepared the manuscript.

Competing Interests

The author declares no competing interests.

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American Psychological Association (APA 7th Edition)
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JACOBSEN, S. Conversation with Veronica Palladino on High-Range IQ Societies, Mental Health Poetry, and Phenomenology in Medicine. In-Sight: Interviews, Fort Langley, v. 13, n. 2, 2025.

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Harvard
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Harvard (Australian)
Jacobsen, S 2025, ‘Conversation with Veronica Palladino on High-Range IQ Societies, Mental Health Poetry, and Phenomenology in Medicine’, In-Sight: Interviews, vol. 13, no. 2, http://www.in-sightpublishing.com/palladino-clarifications.

Modern Language Association (MLA, 9th Edition)
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Vancouver/ICMJE
Jacobsen S. Conversation with Veronica Palladino on High-Range IQ Societies, Mental Health Poetry, and Phenomenology in Medicine [Internet]. 2025 Jun;13(2). Available from: http://www.in-sightpublishing.com/palladino-clarifications

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This document follows an adapted Nature research-article format tailored for an interview. Traditional sections such as Methods, Results, and Discussion are replaced with clearly defined parts: Abstract, Keywords, Introduction, Main Text (Interview), and a concluding Discussion, along with supplementary sections detailing Data Availability, References, and Author Contributions. This structure maintains scholarly rigor while effectively accommodating narrative content.