A Conversation with Sarah de Leeuw
Writer, researcher, and professor Sarah de Leeuw joins us for a reflection on her professional journey and how she discovered the power of narrative in her own work.
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Sarah de Leeuw reads from Poetry Collection: Pine
Monday, January 13, 2025
Winter/Spring 2025 Literary Lunch Hours: Narrative Technologies
Monday, January 13, 2025
Case Repertory: Call for Submissions
Sunday, December 1, 2024
Lab Offerings
Foundational Certificate in Narrative-Based Medicine (Certificate Program)
Fall 2024, Winter & Spring 2025 Registration Open
Dive into the principles and practices of Narrative-Based Medicine in this unique certificate program. Join learners from across Canada and around the world.
Patient-Centered Expressive and Therapeutic Writing: Concepts and Applications
Tuesday, January 21 and Tuesday, February 18, 2025
Registration Now Open
This highly interactive two-part workshop will review the evidence and share practical strategies for creating and leading a writing group for patients and clients.
Creative and Reflective Writing Workshop for Health Practitioners
Starts Tuesday, April 22, 2025 - Registration Now Open
This four-session series is designed for health practitioners seeking to improve their creative and reflective writing skills.
All Narrative-Based Medicine Offerings
Browse our workshops, multi-session series, and activities taking place throughout the year. Part of the Advanced Certificate, our stand-alone offerings can also be completed on their own.
Featured Student and Alumni Work
"Morning Service" by Alisha Kaplan
Alisha Kaplan reads an original poem developed out of a daily practice that consisted of writing a haiku each morning during a period of her life navigating graduate school and health. Read More
"Mercies; Or, The Mostly True Tale of a Narratively Assisted Death" by Paula Holmes-Rodman
Paula Holmes-Rodman reflects on her mother’s passing in this poignant reading of a creative non-fiction piece. Read More
"Journeys to Medicine: The Synapse Podcast" by Ian McCoog
A podcast project by Foundational Certificate alum shares experiences that shaped careers in medicine. Read More
"Lionhearted" by Kate Kusiak
Foundational Certificate alum Kate Kusiak reflects on her daughter's resiliency in this original poem. Read More
"Apathy Sets in During the Third Year" by Lucie Dubes
A compassionate reflection on medical training by Foundational Certificate alum Lucie Dubes. Read More
Literature and Culture
- Sarah de Leeuw reads from Poetry Collection: Pine
- Creative Lead Damian Tarnopolsky Publishes New Book: Every Night…
- John Launer’s Chapter in Narrative Medicine: Trauma and Ethics
- Sleep is Now a Foreign Country: A New Book by Mike Barnes
- A Conversation with Conor Mc Donnell
From the World of Narrative-Based Medicine
- “To help my chronic pain patients, I learned to write, and that helped me learn to listen” (The Globe & Mail)
- The Last Doctor Takes a Humane Approach to Assisted Dying (The Social)
- Q&A Interview with UTP Author Charles Hayter (University of Toronto Press Blog)
- The Big Idea: Why Modern Medicine Can’t Work Without Stories (The Guardian)
- Why Storytelling is Part of Being a Good Doctor (The New Yorker)
Featured Members
Karen Gold, PhD, MSW, RSW
Curriculum Lead
Biography
Sarah Kim, MD, FCFP(SEM), DipSportMed, BA, MScCH
Medical Education Health Humanities Theme Lead
Biography
Allan Peterkin, MD, FCFP, FRCP
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