Hektoen International

A Journal of Medical Humanities

Tag: Literature & Medicine

  • Humanities at the heart of healthcare

    Victoria Bonebakker Portland, Maine, United States   Imagine doctors, nurses, receptionists, trustees, administrators, lab techs and physician assistants, books in hand, sitting in a hospital conference room, cafeteria or lounge. With a humanities scholar serving as a facilitator, they are discussing the novel, short story or poem they have read, and reflecting together on what…