PROGRAM Highlights
May 16, 2025
This May, the Narrative Medicine Program celebrated graduating students and alumni from the Narrative Medicine Master’s Program. The program’s graduating students recently presented their summative Capstone projects to the Keck community and alumni have shared exciting developments in their bright careers! Our Narrative Medicine Program master’s students study a range of disciplines including narrative theory, creative writing, qualitative research methods, anthropology, ethics, and health justice.
Narrative Medicine Alumni Spotlight
Since graduating from Keck’s NM program, Ishita Dubey matriculated at the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine where she has just begun her fourth year. For the past two years, Ishita has worked with her fellow alumna Anuva Mittal, to publish research on the role of narrative medicine in medical education. They presented this work at the 2024 Health Humanities Conference and will soon be presenting it at the 2025 Writing in Health Professions Conference and the 2025 AMA ChangeMedEd Conference in Chicago. They’re excited to carry this work and the tenets of narrative medicine forward.
Narrative Medicine Capstones
On May 7th, the HEAL Program hosted a Lunch & Learn event where graduating Narrative Medicine students presented their Capstone projects. These projects showcase students’ summative experience in the program.
Graduating students and their projects include:
“Impact of Narrative Medicine Workshops at La Linterna”
by Saba Nia
Saba’s project at La Linterna, an LA-based health organization that aids migrant families and refugees, analyzed the impact of narrative medicine workshops for clinicians, lawyers, social workers, and staff.
“Cultivating Narrative Humility to Improve Patient-Physician Relations”
by Caroline Metyas
Caroline’s project explored the role of narrative humility in enhancing patient and physician interactions and the incorporation of narrative humility training in medical education.
“Ballet and Narrative Medicine: A Bidirectional Practice of Storytelling and Healing”
by Anya Shah
Anya’s project focused on dance as a Narrative Medicine technique that can promote narrative coherence and community-building in illness-centered settings.
“Visual Art as Storytelling: On Bearing Witness to Testimonies of Artists Living with HIV”
by Ivan Ramos
Ivan’s project explored the portrayal of HIV/AIDS in contemporary media through analysis of artwork by patient-artists Jorge Bordello and Beto Perez.
“Whispers of Resilience: Chronic Illness Captured”
by Michaela Pelta
Michaela’s project explores the intersection of Narrative Medicine and visual storytelling by centering the experiences of those living with invisible chronic illnesses.
Graduate Certificate Now Offered in Narrative Medicine
USC Narrative Medicine is now offering a graduate certificate in Narrative Medicine! The program introduces learners to the foundational principles and methods of the field. They will cultivate the tools and skills to recognize and respect the culturally informed narratives that individuals use to understand themselves. Click below to learn more about the program.
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