Having Narrative Medicine here at Temple has been one of the best parts about my experience as a faculty member. The support I receive in telling and sharing stories, especially during the global pandemic, has allowed and encouraged me to grow. The impact on my patients has also been vast, with many of them reaching out to share heartfelt comments after reading my stories. They tell me that these narratives have humanized me as their physician and as a person struggling to help.
Erin R Camac, DO, FCCP
Associate Professor, Clinical Thoracic Medicine & Surgery
Temple’s Narrative Medicine program helped me appreciate that stories are truly at the heart of medicine, offering invaluable opportunities to write, share, listen, and reflect with classmates and faculty throughout medical school. The program provided a wonderful and necessary space to reflect on meaningful patient experiences, cope with foreseen and unforeseen challenges that arose during med school, and learn from my classmates, who wrote unique pieces based on their own experiences, but consistently did so in a relatable, inspiring, and humbling way.”
Eileen P. Storey, MD
Class of 2021
Temple’s Narrative Medicine program is one of the main reasons I chose to pursue my medical education here instead of elsewhere. The spirit of this program and the commitment to humanity in medicine it represents is integral to Temple’s mission as a lifeboat in the storm of the people we serve in the North Philadelphia community.