Story time in medicine
One of my favorite questions to ask parents during an initial patient care encounter has nothing to do with a chief complaint, review of systems
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Narrative Medicine
Integrating the humanities into medical education
It’s truly exciting to be working at the intersection of arts and medicine in this vibrant and expanding field. There is an increasing realization today
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“To see yourself seeing”
It is perhaps slightly unprofessional to admit this, but one of the things I was most excited about as I embarked on a week’s trip
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When your home no longer feels safe
Editor’s note: The following story explores feelings of safety and sacrifice. A version of this piece was performed at Off-Script, the Texas Medical Center’s storytelling
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Lost, but not forgotten: Preserving a stranger’s memory
A story about the importance of simple good deeds and questions of memorializing and responsibility postmortem.
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The things you learn: My medical school journey
A third-year medical student at Baylor College of Medicine shares his reflections on what he has learned.
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How the humanities can connect us during a pandemic
Humans are no strangers to sudden outbreaks of deadly diseases. Yellow fever, smallpox, cholera, influenza, the list goes on. In times of crisis, we naturally
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Medical humanities and the search for meaning
I must admit that I’m surprised when I hear third-year medical students say they would like to have taken some humanities courses in the first
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Comfort care or medical treatment?
Before former first lady Barbara Bush passed away on April 17, 2018, it was widely reported that she had “decided not to seek additional medical
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One size doesn’t fit all: Understanding the allure of alternative medicine through storytelling
In the era of celebrity-inspired medical treatments, alternative medicine is an easy punching bag. I work in the medical field, and I am familiar with
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