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Jun. 03, 2011
Can Literature Make A Better Doctor?
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| Could reading literature or writing memoirs help doctors be better caregivers? Proponents of the field of “narrative medicine” believe the humanities can prepare patients and physicians to deal with illness. Ira Flatow and guests discuss what stories might mean for the future of medical education and practice. |
Produced by Katherine Wells
Guests
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Jerome Groopman
Author, "How Doctors Think" (Houghton Mifflin, 2007)
Dina and Raphael Recanati Chair of Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Chief of Experimental Medicine
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Boston, Massachusetts -
Nellie Hermann
Creative Director, Narrative Medicine program
Columbia University Medical School
Author, âThe Cure for Griefâ
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How Doctors Think
by Jerome Groopman
The Cure for Grief: A Novel
by Nellie Hermann
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