NARRATIVE MEDICINE, STORYTELLING, AND PREPARING FOR RESIDENCY

Prerequisites & course information

Requisites: MED SC-M 810 , 811 , 812 , and 813 Course Designation: Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate coursework requirement Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Fall 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Define narrative medicine and storytelling and how they can impact healthcare. Audience: Graduate 2. Apply the skills of close reading, attentive listening, creative writing, and storytelling to develop your narrative competence. Audience: Graduate 3. Reflect upon the experiences that have defined your development into a physician and apply this reflection to your residency personal statement and interview preparation. Audience: Graduate 4. Apply the tools learned from this course to stay grounded in your purpose in medicine as you move on to the next stage in your training. Audience: Graduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Define narrative medicine and storytelling and how they can impact healthcare. Audience: Graduate 2. Apply the skills of close reading, attentive listening, creative writing, and storytelling to develop your narrative competence. Audience: Graduate 3. Reflect upon the experiences that have defined your development into a physician and apply this reflection to your residency personal statement and interview preparation. Audience: Graduate 4. Apply the tools learned from this course to stay grounded in your purpose in medicine as you move on to the next stage in your training. Audience: Graduate