Columbia University has a Master of Science (MS) in Narrative Medicine.
As of the late 1990s, physicians like Rachel Naomi Remen and Rita Charon have argued that medical practice should be structured around the narratives of patients.
From the website:
"Health care and the illness experience are marked by uneasy and costly divides: between those in need who can access care and those who cannot, between health care professionals and patients, and between and among health care professionals themselves. Narrative medicine is an interdisciplinary field that challenges those divisions and seeks to bridge those divides. It addresses the need of patients and caregivers to voice their experience, to be heard and to be valued, and it acknowledges the power of narrative to change the way care is given and received."
Although it doesn't appear that they offer tuition remission with a TA-ship or research positions, it's exciting that ideas to infuse biomedical practice with the humanities are out there...
Although it doesn't appear that they offer tuition remission with a TA-ship or research positions, it's exciting that ideas to infuse biomedical practice with the humanities are out there...
http://sps.columbia.edu/narrative-medicine
Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WqjNp5OGtRI
