Narrative-Based Medicine Lab

Featured Student and Alumni Work

"Apathy Sets in During the Third Year" by Lucie Dubes

A compassionate reflection on medical training by Foundational Certificate alum Lucie Dubes. Read More

"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

"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

"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

Literature and Culture

• 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
• Reflecting on Black History Month: A Conversation with Mireille Norris

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)