Literature in Medicine, Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science

Literature in Medicine is an exploration of the role literature plays in shaping one's identity as a physician and connecting to the patient’s experience. At this potent time of transition from medical student to a resident, this course offers a broad reflection on one’s own evolving identity as a physician. In small groups, working online with a faculty facilitator, students will read and discuss two books (one fiction and one non-fiction). Each student also submits two papers: a Personal Story and a Critical Incident essay. Elective only. This information has been collected for the Post-Discipline Online Syllabus Database. The database explores the use of literature by schools of professional education in North America. It forms part of a larger project titled Post-Discipline: Literature, Professionalism, and the Crisis of the Humanities, led by Dr Merve Emre with the assistance of Dr Hayley G. Toth. You can find more information about the project at https://postdiscipline.english.ox.ac.uk/. Data was collected and accurate in 2021/22.