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A Conversation with Rita Charon
Rita Charon joins us from Columbia University in New York City and reflects on the origins of narrative medicine as one of the field’s founders. She tells the story of the field's development over time into the internationally significant area of thought and practice that it is today. Rita also considers the key questions facing the future of the field and shares news about some exciting current projects that are taking narrative medicine still farther afield.
About Our Guest:
Rita Charon is a general internist, literary scholar, and one of the founders of the field of narrative medicine. She is the Bernard Schoenberg Professor of Social Medicine, the founding Chair of the Department of Medical Humanities and Ethics, and Professor of Medicine at the Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians & Surgeons. She is also the Executive Director of Columbia Narrative Medicine.
Her research investigates narrative medicine training, reflective practice, health care justice, and health care team effectiveness and has been supported by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH). She delivered the Jefferson Lecture in 2018, the highest academic distinction awarded by the NEH.
Rita authored Narrative Medicine: Honoring the Stories of Illness (Oxford UP, 2006) and co-authored The Principles and Practice of Narrative Medicine (Oxford UP, 2016). She lectures and teaches internationally and is regularly published in leading medical and literary journals.
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Follow "NBM Talks" for future episodes, where we explore the transformative impact and reach of narrative-based medicine with talented guests. Visit the Narrative-Based Medicine Lab to learn about our work and offerings.
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By CPD ProgramsRita Charon joins us from Columbia University in New York City and reflects on the origins of narrative medicine as one of the field’s founders. She tells the story of the field's development over time into the internationally significant area of thought and practice that it is today. Rita also considers the key questions facing the future of the field and shares news about some exciting current projects that are taking narrative medicine still farther afield.
About Our Guest:
Rita Charon is a general internist, literary scholar, and one of the founders of the field of narrative medicine. She is the Bernard Schoenberg Professor of Social Medicine, the founding Chair of the Department of Medical Humanities and Ethics, and Professor of Medicine at the Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians & Surgeons. She is also the Executive Director of Columbia Narrative Medicine.
Her research investigates narrative medicine training, reflective practice, health care justice, and health care team effectiveness and has been supported by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH). She delivered the Jefferson Lecture in 2018, the highest academic distinction awarded by the NEH.
Rita authored Narrative Medicine: Honoring the Stories of Illness (Oxford UP, 2006) and co-authored The Principles and Practice of Narrative Medicine (Oxford UP, 2016). She lectures and teaches internationally and is regularly published in leading medical and literary journals.
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Follow "NBM Talks" for future episodes, where we explore the transformative impact and reach of narrative-based medicine with talented guests. Visit the Narrative-Based Medicine Lab to learn about our work and offerings.