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Curiosity, Discovery, Existence—Introduction to Narrative Medicine [Seminar 1]

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Welcome to the VUMC GME Medical Humanities Certificate. Our first evening seminar will serve as an introduction to the certificate itself, the clinical rotations and format of the course, as well as the field of Narrative medicine.


Readings


Charon, Rita. 'Doctor-Patient/Reader-Writer: Learning to Find the Text.' Soundings: An Interdiscliplinary Journal, Vol.72, No 1 (Spring 1989), 137-152.
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Charon, Rita. 'Narrative Medicine: A Model for Empathy, Reflection, Profession, and Trust.' JAMA. 2001;286(15):1897-1902. Doi:10.1001/jama.286.15.1897.
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Charon, Rita et al. 'Definition of Narrative Medicine (excerpt)', Principles and Practice of Narrative Medicine. Oxford Univ Press, 2017.
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Christman, Brian. 'Burnout.' Annals of Internal Medicine, 174:3(2021).
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Christman, Brian. 'Standing Waves'. Annals of Internal Medicine, 172: 2(2020).
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Fitzgerald, Faith T. 'Curiosity' Annals of Internal Medicine, 130:1(1999).
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LaCombe, Brian. 'Playing God' Annals of Internal Medicine, 116:2(1992).
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Kovalchik, Michael. "‘Playing God’ as an Act of Hope." Annals of Internal Medicine (1992)
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Izmaylov, Michelle. 'Your Soul is Not Concrete (Survive, Anyway)' Academic Medicine. 91(12):1640-1641 (2016).
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'Narrative Medicine: Every Patient Has a Story.' AAMC.org
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