Wednesdays, 7:00 – 9:00 p.m., Oct. 8 – Nov. 12, UCSF Parnassus campus, 513 Parnassus Ave., San Francisco
Course Director Bonnie Rosenberg, MD, an internist in private practice in Mountain View and a member of the clinical faculty at UCSF, has taught literature and medicine courses in the UCSF School of Medicine to medical students and residents.
Stories of illness and healing hold a universal and longstanding appeal to writers, readers, doctors and patients. The pairing of literature and medicine creates a powerful tool to help the reader better understand the complexities of the doctor-patient relationship.
“Medicine and the Short Story” will sample the wealth of literature that provides humanistic connections to current and classical issues in medicine, with a particular focus on the short story.
An opportunity for creative writing will supplement assigned readings and allow for a more personal exploration of the unique relationship between doctors and patients.
