Narrative Medicine Resources

Narrative Medicine Texts

Understanding the Impact of Narrative Medicine, Writing and Storytelling

Resources to Learn More About Narrative Medicine

• Columbia Division of Narrative Medicine 

• Northwest Narrative Medicine Collaborative 

• University of Toronto Narrative-Based Medicine 

• List of Health Humanities Graduate Programs

Resources to Participate in Narrative-Based Practice

• Columbia Virtual Group Sessions

• Stanford Medicine & The Muse Program: Writers Workshops 

• Baylor College of Medicine Humanities Expressions & Arts Lab (HEAL) 

• Intima: A Journal of Narrative Medicine 

• The Examined Life Conference 

• Harmony 4 Hope: Rare Storytellers

• The Imagine Project

• James Crews: A Poetry Practice Series

Resources to Create Narrative-Based Curricula

• NYU Medical Humanities Database

• Graphic Medicine

• Health Humanities Consortium Curricular Toolkit: How to propose a health humanities program

Where to Publish Narrative Medicine Works

• Harrison Reed Writing: Where to Publish Medical Humanities Articles

• Nicole Melanson: Literary Journals with a Medical Focus

• Look for Zebras: Where to publish medical essays and creative writing

• Narrative Medicine Journals

• Rare Artist: Annual competition for art, poetry, music and film related to experiences with rare disease. Individuals of all ages are invited to submit.

• Specific highlights:

  1. Intima: A journal of Narrative Medicine

  2. The Examined Life Journal

  3. Ars Medica

  4. JAMA

  5. HEAL: Humanism Evolving through Art and Literature

  6. Blood and Thunder: Musings on Art of Medicine

  7. Bellevue Literary Review

  8. River Teeth Journal

  9. Teaching and Learning in Medicine: Accepts Creative Nonfiction

  10. Health Promotion Practice: Accepts poems

  11. Pediatric Research: Has a Narrative Medicine section

Resources for Health Humanities, Wellness and Other Relevant Practice

• Health Story Collaborative

• Healing 2.0: Change Your Story, Change Your Life: A Hidden Brain podcast about the power of stories

• American Society for Bioethics and Health Humanities

• Rare Disease Storytelling and a Guide to Rare Storytelling Through Video

• Center for Courage and Renewal

• Global Genes Rare Compassion Program

• Positive Exposure

• The Mighty: Empowering the Patient Voice

• Podcasts of Interest:

  1. Take a Pain Check

  2. The Yoga Rheum

• Art Therapy resources:

  1. Find an art therapist near you

  2. Bring art therapy to your institution for employee wellness

• Digital Storytelling and Digital Storytelling Videos

  1. More Digital Storytelling Videos

  2. Enhance Speech: AI filter to clean up recorded sound

  3. Prelinger Archives: Film clips

  4. Wikimedia: Photos

  5. CC Mixter: Audio clips

  6. Archives Library Information Center: Access to National Archives Information

  7. BBC Sound Effects: Audio clips

• Laughter Yoga Resources:

  1. Authentic Happiness

  2. Association for Applied and Therapeutic Humor

  3. Laughter Yoga International