The Program in Narrative Medicine - College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University


	Master of Science in Narrative Medicine Columbia University launched a new Master of Science in Narrative Medicine in fall of 2009. Proud to be the first degree program of its kind, this important educational advance improves the quality of patient care and contributes to the healing of our ailing health care system itself. The program was named #1 of the "New Master's of the Universe" by the New York Times. Click here to read the official program announcement and go to www.ce.columbia.edu/ narrativemedicine to learn more about program of study, courses, faculty, and admissions. For further information, contact Scott Alderman at sma67@columbia.edu or call Continuing Education 212-854-9699.
	Narrative Medicine Rounds Wednesday September 8, 2010 5:00-7:00 pm Joshua Brandon Bennett (Crip) Walking on Water: Thinking Critically about race, performance, and The Disabled God Performance artist Joshua Bennett has recited his original work in venues ranging from the Sundance Film Festival to The White House. He is a Marshall Scholar, Ford Foundation Fellow, and doctoral candidate at Princeton University whose work integrates issues of disability, stage performance, and racial identity. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Narrative Medicine Rounds, first Wednesday of each month from September to June at 5-7:00 pm in Faculty Club of CUMC. 446 P&S Building 630 West 168th Street (between Broadway and Fort Washington Avenue) New York, NY 10032. accessible entrance through Presbyterian Emergency on Broadway off W. 168th St. – take Presbyterian elevators to the 4th Floor. Map with accessible entrances marked: http://cumc.columbia.edu/about/docs/NYP-CUMC_map.pdf
Robert Braham	Literature@Work: The Robert Braham Seminar Literature@Work is a CUMC graduate-level literature seminar that meets on the first and third Wednesdays of each month from 4:00 pm to 5:00 pm (PH 9-East, Room 101). August 4 & 18, 2010: Colm Toibin, Brooklyn
	Narrative Medicine Workshops The Program in Narrative Medicine offers intensive small group three-day workshops for health care professionals and literary scholars engaged in narrative medicine practice. Our next workshop will be held at Columbia University on October 22-24, 2010. If you are interested in attending our October workshop, please click on the link above for full information about the program and for the link to registration. We thank you for your interest in our program and for making it such a wonderful success. If you need further information, or want to be placed on the waiting list for future workshops, please contact:. Scott Alderman sma67@columbia.edu
	Request for Proposals: Writing Workshop Grants The Program in Narrative Medicine invites applications for grants of up to $5000 for clinical divisions of CUMC who wish to engage in ongoing writing workshops in clinical settings and to study the outcomes of the effort. These workshops should be multi-disciplinary, team-building groups, made up of clinicians from all corners of a division’s staff. To find out more about this initiative, click here.
Upcoming Events Columbia University Master of Science in Narrative Medicine Information Session Date: Thursday, September 30, 2010 Time: 6:00 pm Location: Satow Room, Lerner Hall, Columbia University, New York, NY Prospective students are encouraged to attend information sessions featuring presentations by program directors and representatives of the faculty. Advisers review the curriculum and program expectations, as well as admission requirements and application procedures. Click here for the registration form 8th Annual Palliative Care Conference (sponsored by Jewish Home Lifecare) Date: Tuesday, October 26, 2010 Time: 9:00 am - 4:15 pm Location: UJA-Federation of New York, 130 E. 59th Street, New York, NY Rita Charon, the Director of the Program in Narrative Medicine, will be the keynote speaker, and NM core faculty Marsha Hurst and Pat Stanley will be conducting a workshop, Narrative Medicine and Palliative Care: A Workshop for Partnering in Care. Click here for more information Cafe Arts (Eat. Drink. Talk Arts with Columbia Professors) Date: Monday, November 1, 2010 Time: 6:00-7:00 pm Location: PicNic Cafe, 2665 Broadway (bet 101st and 102nd), New York, NY Chief Writing Faculty for the Program in Narrative Medicine, Nellie Hermann, will be giving a talk entitled, "The Human Factor" Click here for more information.