When starting this blog, I was asked by many people, “but what exactly is narrative medicine?” I thought that after a month devoted to the concept in medical school, I should be able to answer that question; however all I could ever muster up were some vague musings on telling our stories to help us connectContinue reading “The Literature: What Is Narrative Medicine?”
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Writing Prompt: The Best Possible Day
Atul Gawande is one of my favorite medical writers. His oeuvre is a great place to begin when you are interested in exploring narrative medicine because it is thoughtful and thought-provoking, but still very accessible to the modern reader. He is the author of several books, including Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End, from whichContinue reading “Writing Prompt: The Best Possible Day”
The Literature: A Brief History of Physician-Authors
A phrase I have heard uttered by many medical trainees (including myself) is “I don’t have time to write.” Many of us have histories as amateur essayists and poets with a thirst for literature that we have since abandoned since starting our medical education. The time and emotional demands in medicine seem to preclude us fromContinue reading “The Literature: A Brief History of Physician-Authors”
Why Narrative Medicine?
Medical training is HARD. Let us count some of the ways in which it can be difficult: We work long hours We are exposed to an onslaught of information that we are supposed to retain We are constantly being pulled in a million different directions We have to somehow build rapport with a patient andContinue reading “Why Narrative Medicine?”
Writing for Wellness 