Conor spoke with Zeynep Zuhal Arslan of the NBM Lab about this latest release, its inspiration, and the connection between language, medicine, and the conversations that stay with us.
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Charles Hayter’s nostalgic storytelling has been longlisted for the 2025 CBC Nonfiction Prize for his essay “The Boy Who Loved Alice.” Read More
Ryan Giroux reads a personal narrative reflection that contemplates identity, resilience, and belonging. Read More
Paula Holmes-Rodman has been honoured with the King Charles III Coronation Medal, and has published a new story in Ars Medica. Read More
Foundational Certificate alum Ray Torbiak immerses readers in a spy thriller with debut novel Novichok: The Novice Assassin. Read More
Listen along and trace the passage of time woven through the lines of this poem penned by Petal Abdool. Read More
December 3, 2025
John Launer shares thoughts on the state of narrative-based medicine today and into the future.
November 21, 2025
Conor spoke with Zeynep Zuhal Arslan of the NBM Lab about this latest release, its inspiration, and the connection between language, medicine, and the conversations that stay with us.
October 8, 2025
Petal Abdool shares how storytelling and lived experience bring medicine to life.
September 12, 2025
Ryan Giroux shares how narrative-based medicine can honour stories and empower meaningful change in medical education and patient care.
August 15, 2025
Amina Zafar explores bibliotherapy, the practice of using reading to support mental well-being.
July 30, 2025
Foundational Certificate alum Ian McCoog shares the inspiration that led to his first book: Leadership Bites.
May 30, 2025
An original poem read by Sarah Kim.
May 30, 2025
Muiris Houston reads a creative piece that began from a visual writing prompt facilitated by Damian Tarnopolsky in a section of the Foundational Certificate in Narrative-Based Medicine.