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I always liked Law # 4 of the H of G, The patient is the one with the disease, but these days this is less likely than 40 years ago to be true. The true state of burn-out is only to be addressed through deep structural and systemic change in our delivery systems. And narrative!

Columbia welcomed colleagues from Scotland, Norway, and Ireland yesterday. We all learned so much from you all! Thrilling to find our international connections through narrative medicine. Do visit again! @SQSFellowship@NarrativeMed

At ASBH & AAMC meetings, arts & humanities & narrative medicine abound. Our voices count. I heard Rana Awdish at AAMC--extraordinary journey through art, including her own paintings--toward sight & truth. We thank you, Rana RanaAwdishMD #narrativemedicine Narrative Medicine

See our announcement of the launch of Narrative Medicine International! A global network can help us to deepen, widen, smarten, and make more welcoming all the work we do. Warmly, Rita x.com/NarrativeMed/s…

At AAMC now for FRAHME meetings #FRAHME with Liz Gaufberg, Lisa Howley, Pam Schaff, people from NEH and NEA and NAS thinking hard about Fundamental Role of Arts & Humanities in Medical Education. Tremendous work and inspiration. We are growing in number, power, and wisdom.

These surreal times call forth compassion despite the fear. Let us all endure. David Brooks writes, "In every pandemic, there are doctors and nurses who respond with unbelievable heroism and compassion. That's happening today." I hail our colleagues all. nytimes.com/2020/03/12/opi…

So much concern and care circulating the world in the midst of crisis. Please see and join in our "Connections in Narrative Medicine" for ways to reduce social isolation, nurture individuals, and connect across the globe. narrativemedicine.blog #narrativemedicine Narrative Medicine

Eager to be with you all today. So much to say about how stories work, why we tell them, how we listen to them, and what role they play in our ever-complex health care. How can we best to equip clinicians with the narrative knowledge and skill that fortifies their practice?

We are thrilled to announce the world premiere of "Why Doctors Write" on Oct. 15, 12-1 ET. Free! Limited to 100 viewers, with a panel discussion afterwards w/ Ken Browne Productions, Rita Charon & Danielle Ofri. Register here: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regist… #medtwitter #MedEd

Great to read Trish Greenhalgh's endorsement of our up-coming NM Workshop. Trish, you and I have been fellow travelers in the vast territory of narrative and medicine. And I think we have, between us, made some headway! Warmly, Rita

Here is a link to a BuzzFeed article about the tension between attention to individual patients with COVID and reports of the bloodless statistics of cases and deaths. I told them we need them both. Good holidays to you all, in these fraught times. buzzfeednews.com/article/scottl…

Happy to share article in NY Times yesterday about narrative medicine nytimes.com/2021/02/25/wel…

Lancet just published a paper of mine on rethinking the art/science divide. Here is a link. Let us all remain healthy and sane in the face of the new variant. Yours, Rita thelancet.com/journals/lance…

Today, we concluded the last session of SurgTalk (VitalTalk) for this academic year. This is year #5. Trained 27 residents in 6 sessions (1 canceled d/t omicron). We had another great year. Grateful for the support from Columbia Surgery Residency Columbia Surgery Columbia Palliative Care

Much more to learn about creativity's power to connect to patients and ourselves. Dr. Spencer J Smith @RitaCharon@NarrativeMed

NWNM exciting, creative new partner in NM. Kudos to Eliz & team. Wish I could be with you all. Narrative Medicine Louise Aronson OHSU School of Medicine

Caroline Diorio asks, "Is art a way of opening up students to the next way of being?" I say yes. The Examined Life #telc2016@NarrativeMed

If you are at AAMC, come hear Louise Aronson Sunday 3 pm Humanism in Medicine Center 6E. Narrative Medicine

We cannot continue business as usual since EO. The surreal become horribly real. The darkest night. We must make the dawn. Narrative Medicine