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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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A Lighthouse in a Storm

When he was still a 4th-year medical student, Robert Dyer explored a terrifying fear: Will he fall apart with dying patients?

July 19, 2017
By: Robert Dyer, LKSOM Class of 2017
A Little Fireworks on the Fourth of July

Nurse Springs into Action, Saves Life on the Beach

July 07, 2017
By: Michael Vitez
This cop won’t be busting on his little sister for a while: a touching story from Temple’s Kidney Transplant Program
June 28, 2017
By: Michael Vitez
How did Daniel Eun become among the best robotic surgeons in the world? Sweat, skill, serendipity, and to some extent, his lucky socks.
June 13, 2017
By: Michael Vitez
Safe and Sound: Glimpses of three baby boxes being used in the home
May 22, 2017
By: Alexandra Parfitt, Office of Institutional Advancement
This is How Inspiration Strikes: the Story Behind and Impact of Temple’s Baby Boxes
May 08, 2017
By: Michael Vitez
The education of a doctor and the heroin addict she tried to help
March 27, 2017
By: Michael Vitez
Portrait of compassion: Why does a patient donate his kidney to a stranger?
March 14, 2017
By: Michael Vitez
What does compassion look like?

Stories from inside the examination room.

February 20, 2017
By: Michael Vitez
After transplant, a second act for Broadway performer
February 17, 2017
By: Michael Vitez