From reading to healing : teaching medical professionalism through literature / edited by Susan Stagno and Michael Blackie.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Stagno, Susan, editor.

Blackie, Michael, editor.

Series:

Literature and medicine (Kent, Ohio) ; 27.

Literature and medicine ; 27

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Physician and patient.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (286 pages).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Kent, Ohio : Kent State University Press, [2019]

Summary:

Selected readings and commentary for the medical humanities Learning how to behave and engage professionally can be one of the most challenging parts of embarking on a career in the medical field. But using the "power of stories" can teach, heal, and enlighten; encourage the development of empathy; and help healthcare providers "be with suffering" and appreciate who their patients are, not just what disease they have. The humanities offer knowledge and skills that may move students toward becoming better physicians. The incorporation of the humanities into the traditional medical education curriculum can truly make a difference. In this expansive anthology, Susan Stagno and Michael Blackie assemble an insightful group of contributors to discuss the ways in which medical professionals can powerfully engage with their students through a variety of literary texts. Examples as diverse as Charles Bukowski, Leo Tolstoy, William Carlos Williams, Sherwood Anderson, Mary Shelley, Stephen King, the comic strip Pearls Before Swine, and the sayings of Buddha will provide both teachers and students a rich cache of stories for discussion and inspiration.

Contents:

Intro

Halftitle Page

Title Page

Copyright Page

Dedication

Contents

Foreword: Knowing the Stories by Which We Know

From Reading to Healing: An Introduction from the Clinical Perspective

From Reading to Healing: An Introduction from a Health Humanities Perspective

Part I: The Humanities in Medical Education: Some Key Texts

Why Analyze a Sonnet?: Avoiding Presumption through Close Reading

The Ethics of Reading: Close Encounters

Medicine and the Silent Oracle: An Exercise in Uncertainty

Reflecting on "Perspective Shift"

Occasional Notes: Medical Ethics and Living a Life

The Wonders of Literature in Medical Education

Part II: Boundaries

On Both Sides of the Stethoscope: Teaching Professional Boundaries in Medical Education

Toenails

Professionalism in the Practice of Psychotherapy

A Novel Approach to Narrative-Based Professionalism: The Literature Classroom in Medical Education

"Playing God"

Part III: Empathy and Respect

Below the Surface: A "Most Beautiful" Understanding

The Most Beautiful Woman in Town

"Do You Always Swear at Your Patients?": Teaching Professionalism Using Mikhail Bulgakov's "The Speckled Rash"

The Speckled Rash

Reign over Me: A Film Resource for Reflecting on Themes Related to Grief, Meaning, and Professionalism in Healthcare

Teaching Literature and Professionalism: Course Design, Texts, and Didactic Approaches

The Lady, or the Tiger?

"Death Is Here, and I Am Thinking of an Appendix!": On Rereading "The Death of Ivan Ilyich"

The Death of Ivan Ilyich

Bed Controls: Narrative Ethics and Professional Identity

"Okay, So I'm in This Bed"

Part IV: Authority and Duty

The Mustard Seed and the Poison Arrow: Using Religious Literature to Teach Professionalism in Medicine

The Mustard Seed

Parable of the Poisoned Arrow.

How an Effort to Understand an Enigmatic Literary Text Can Translate into Our Practice of Medicine

Unpacking Physician Behavior in "The Use of Force" by William Carlos Williams

The Use of Force

Challenging the Orthodoxy of "Perfection"

The Birthmark

The Book of the Grotesque

Assisting Medical Students in the Creation of a Class Oath Using Comics

Literature and Psychiatry

Part V: Stigma

Structural Violence, HIV/AIDS, and the Use of Narrative Medicine to Examine Individual and Collective Storytelling

Structural Violence and Clinical Medicine

Narcissism and Empathy in Flaubert's Madame Bovery

Speechless: Shame, Stigma, and Professionalism in David Sedaris's "Go Carolina"

Part VI: Truth-Telling and Communication

Listen to My Tale: Frankenstein and Physician-Patient Disagreements

Latin American Literature, the Hispanic Patient, and Professionalism in Healthcare

The Youngest Doll

Peyo Mercé and the Dietician

Connections in Obstetrics and Gynecology: Using Reflective Writing to Engage in Providing Healthcare to Women

Part VII: Conclusion-Cautionary Words

Disorderly Conduct: Calling Out the Hidden Curriculum(s) of Professionalism

Permissions Acknowledgments

Bibliography

Contributors

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781631013560

1631013564

9781631013553

1631013556

OCLC:

1090019748