I am still stunned. All that I came to realize after practising and teaching family medicine for
26 years, the essence of what I have been struggling to achieve in my career, everything …

I am still stunned. All that I came to realize after practising and teaching family medicine for
26 years, the essence of what I have been struggling to achieve in my career, everything …

Stories are uniquely human—an extremely powerful means by which we communicate as
human beings. I offer my sincerest congratulations to our 3 prize winners.* They …

Although I was not familiar with narrative medicine, I am intrigued by its promise and intend
to learn more about it. My own experiences over the last 2 years have led me to believe that …

Narrative-based medicine and reflective practice of medicine are part of a long tradition
recognizing our patients as complex people with interesting stories to tell, rather than as …

My interest in health humanities began in medical school when I took an elective on
literature and medicine with Robert Coles. Reading works by Raymond Carver and William …

Eighty-four-year-old Jane sits in an examination room waiting for her new doctor—the latest
in a long chain of specialists who have been unable to tell her why the world won't stop …

A 36-year-old Dominican man with a chief symptom of back pain comes to see me for the
first time. As his new internist, I tell him, I have to learn as much as I can about his health …

“I'm already in so much pain, I was stuck in the car for hours, and now I have to see a student
instead of my doctor?” She scoffs, crosses her arms, and looks away. Trying to understand …

Everyone loves to hear stories. Hearing and telling stories is consoling and connects people
together. It arises in all circumstances and unites people from different cultures and different …