Title |
“The City of the Hospital”: On Teaching Medical Students to Write
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Published in |
Journal of Medical Humanities, July 2015
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DOI | 10.1007/s10912-015-9348-2 |
Pubmed ID | |
Authors |
David J. Hellerstein |
Abstract |
"The City of the Hospital" is a creative nonfiction writing workshop for medical students, which the author has conducted annually since 2002. Part of the required preclinical Narrative Medicine curriculum at the Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, this six-week intensive workshop includes close readings of literary works and in-class assignments that are then edited by fellow class members and rewritten for final submission. Over the years, students have produced a wide range of compelling essays and stories, and they describe the class as having an effect that lasts throughout their further medical training. This special section includes selected works from class members. |
X Demographics
Geographical breakdown
Country | Count | As % |
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United States | 4 | 33% |
Canada | 1 | 8% |
Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 8% |
Unknown | 6 | 50% |
Demographic breakdown
Type | Count | As % |
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Members of the public | 6 | 50% |
Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 3 | 25% |
Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 2 | 17% |
Scientists | 1 | 8% |
Mendeley readers
Geographical breakdown
Country | Count | As % |
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Spain | 1 | 3% |
Unknown | 33 | 97% |
Demographic breakdown
Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
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Researcher | 6 | 18% |
Student > Bachelor | 5 | 15% |
Other | 4 | 12% |
Student > Master | 3 | 9% |
Student > Doctoral Student | 2 | 6% |
Other | 7 | 21% |
Unknown | 7 | 21% |
Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
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Medicine and Dentistry | 11 | 32% |
Sports and Recreations | 3 | 9% |
Nursing and Health Professions | 3 | 9% |
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 2 | 6% |
Arts and Humanities | 2 | 6% |
Other | 5 | 15% |
Unknown | 8 | 24% |