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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.

 

Search Temple's Narrative Medicine Stories
The Names of the Dead
August 02, 2020
By: Jean Lee, MD
My Father's Story

By an LKSOM student, shared in the voice of their father

July 16, 2020
By: Anonymous
Tales of COVID: Rosie Orr, ICU Nurse

So exhausted she limped to her car

July 08, 2020
By: Michael Vitez
Tales of COVID: Felicia Nemick, ICU Charge Nurse

Unbearable sadness for patients, unbounded pride in Temple response.

July 01, 2020
By: Michael Vitez
Tales of COVID: Marissa Pietrolungo, ICU Nurse

“We’re the only family they have in this ICU right now.”

June 29, 2020
By: Michael Vitez
Blanketed in Love
June 02, 2020
By: Michael Vitez
The Doctor Who Helps Colleagues Deal with the “Dull, Dark Dread” of COVID-19
May 01, 2020
By: Michael Vitez
Color in Dark Times

Surrounded by grayscale, searching for vibrance.

April 29, 2020
By: Eric Curran, LKSOM 2020
A Different Kind of Opening Day
April 24, 2020
By: Eileen Storey, LKSOM 2021
Love in the Time of Coronavirus
April 09, 2020
By: Erin Camac, DO
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