Graphic and Narrative Medicine: A Panel Discussion on How Creative Storytelling Makes Us Better Practitioners
- Date: Wednesday, July 24, 2024
- Time: 1:00pm – 2:30pm
- Time Zone: Eastern Time – US & Canada
- Event Type: Public Event
- Registration Link: https://rutgers.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_IyIOEFFrTYavE6HLZ7fDMQ
The Health Science Libraries at Rutgers University are pleased to host a panel discussion on graphic and narrative medicine, in conjunction with the Graphic Medicine: Ill-Conceived and Well Traveling Exhibit from the National Library of Medicine. The exhibit can be seen on display at the George F Smith Library in Newark.
Narrative medicine is an intersection of creativity and medical practice. It utilizes storytelling to enhance the relationship between practitioner and patient while also encouraging self reflection to improve medical care. Graphic medicine is narrative medicine through the lens of visual art including cartoons, comics, and images. This panel will introduce the perspectives of 4 prestigious individuals in these fields.
Panelists
Dr. Benjamin Schwartz
- Cartoonist for the New Yorker and Assistant Professor of Medicine (in Surgery) at Columbia University’s Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons.
Kriota Willberg
- Graphic Medicine Cartoonist and inaugural Artist-in-Residence at The New York Academy of Medicine. She also teaches Graphic Medicine at New York University in the Department of Humanistic Medicine. Her works include the graphic novel Draw Stronger: Self-Care For Cartoonists & Other Visual Artists.
Dr. Manasa Ayyala
- Associate Professor of Medicine and Director of the Healthcare Foundation Center for Humanism and Medicine at New Jersey Medical School.
Dr. Naomi Rosenberg
- Assistant Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine and Program Director of the Narrative Certification Program at the Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University.