Join us in person for an immersive weekend at Columbia University Irving Medical Center in New York!

This workshop will provide a transformative introduction to the field of narrative medicine with a special focus on communicating across differences. We'll discuss the complexities present in the exchanges between clinicians and patients, and examine how broader community spaces impact and are impacted by healthcare. 

Register now for $50 off tuition with our early bird pricing!

The weekend will feature integrated practice of narrative medicine methods, along with interactive presentations by Columbia Narrative Medicine faculty Rita Charon, MD, PhD, Craig Irvine, PhD, Maura Spiegel, PhD, and Deepthiman Gowda MD, MPH, MS.

Featured guest presentations by:

Jae Sevelius, PhD, clinical psychologist, Professor of Medical Psychology at Columbia University Medical Center, and Research Scientist at the New York State Psychiatric Institute, will speak from their background of community-led research serving gender expansive people of color and those affected by HIV on “Reclaiming the Self: Autonomy, Authenticity, and Affirmation.”

Christopher Travis, MD, MS, alumnus of the Columbia Narrative Medicine masters program and Assistant Professor and Assistant Education Director for Narrative Medicine in the Department of OB/GYN at University Hospitals/Case Western Reserve University, will present on the influence of narrative medicine in medical training with “Reflections on Training, Difference, and Collegiality,” where he will also dialogue with presenting faculty and Narrative Medicine Clinical Director and Assistant Dean of Medical Education for Kaiser Permanente School of Medicine, Deepthiman Gowda, MD, MPH, MS.

Narrative medicine founding faculty will present on how narrative medicine works, narrative ethics in the context of these concepts of intersection and difference, the power of film in understanding and witnessing dialogues, and pathways for connection in witnessing of self and other. We'll combine these presentations with group discussions, practical exercises, and transformative small group work to provide an immersive introductory experience to the methods and skills of narrative medicine, and will offer rigorous skill-building in narrative practices. 

Full schedule and details, including faculty presentations, tuition rates, discounts for cohorts, and travel information, are available here.