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Narrative Medicine Program

Our mission is to focus on the human side of medicine, to increase the satisfaction and fulfillment of students and physicians, and to chronicle the amazing world of Temple University Hospital. We do this through a celebration of and emphasis on stories and storytelling.

 

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Ten Minutes

First Place Winner, 2023 Temple Health Essay Contest

September 12, 2023
By: Emily Hancin
Gratitude for Tomorrow

Third Place Winner, 2023 Temple Health Essay Contest

September 12, 2023
By: Najya Williams
The Power of Kindness

Second Place Winner, 2023 Temple Health Essay Contest

September 08, 2023
By: John Mulligan, RN, MSN, CCTC Abdominal Organ Transplant Program
The Listener

First Place Winner, 2022 Temple Health Essay Contest

May 12, 2022
By: Julia Marino, Class of 2024
Patient-Inspired Paintings
March 21, 2022
By: Gillian Priya Saldanha, Class of 2022
Twenty years after his heart transplant, Jesse Galle is still going strong
June 16, 2021
By: Michael Vitez
Still Life
September 21, 2020
By: Joe Corcoran, Class of 2021
The Story of Baby Rey
December 17, 2019
By: Michael Vitez
Flying trays in room 846.

Portrait of a challenging patient and those who care for him.

November 30, 2018
By: Michael Vitez
Lost in the Emerald City

I met one patient after a heroin overdose and followed him for a year. He so badly wanted to share his story. I wondered: Could it help him?

October 23, 2018
By: Michael Vitez