Writing for Our Lives: Physician Narratives and Medical Practice
Authors: Kate Scannell
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (2002)

Medical Writings5 November 2002Writing for Our Lives: Physician Narratives and Medical PracticeKate Scannell, MDKate Scannell, MDAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-137-9-200211050-00034 SectionsAboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail The Continuous Thread of RevelationHaving grown up with 11 siblings, I learned at an early age that there often existed multiple, contradictory versions of what I thought should stand as a singular truth (my own). We 12 lived a pluripotent family history in the very moments of its making, trendsetters, perhaps, for the later emergence of the deconstruction movement. And as the decades passed, even the "hard facts" tethering our disparate recollections frequently dissolved in the fog of collective memory: "No, it was Uncle Bill who dropped the meatloaf," or, "You're wrong! It was on Christmas day that you ...References1. Welty E. The William E. Massey Sr. Lectures in the History of American Civilization, 1983. Boston: Harvard Univ Pr; 1984:68-9. Google Scholar2. Verghese A. The physician as storyteller. Ann Intern Med. 2001;135:1012-7. LinkGoogle Scholar3. Winnicott DW. Playing and Reality. New York: Routledge; 1982:95-103. Google Scholar4. Peggy Lee. Is That All There Is? Words and lyrics by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller, conducted by Randy Newman. Capitol Records, 1969. Google Scholar5. Williams WC. Pictures from Brueghel and Other Poems. New York: New Directions Books; 1967:153-82. Google Scholar6. Scannell K. Death of the Good Doctor—Lessons from the Heart of the AIDS Epidemic. San Francisco: Cleis Pr; 1999. Google Scholar7. Rukeyser M. Poems for the Millennium—The University of California Book of Modern and Postmodern Poetry. Berkeley and Los Angeles: Univ of California Pr; 1998:70-3. Google Scholar8. Oliver M. New and Selected Poems by Mary Oliver. Boston: Beacon Pr; 1992:10-1. Google Scholar Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAuthors: Kate Scannell, MDCorresponding Author: Kate Scannell, MD, The Permanente Medical Group, 1800 Harrison Street, Suite 410, Oakland, CA 94612; e-mail, Kate.Scannell@kp.org. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byVoices from the Front Lines: An Analysis of Physicians' Reflective Narratives about Flaws with the 'System'Voices from the Front Lines: An Analysis of Physicians' Reflective Narratives about Flaws with the 'System'What Does Creative Enquiry Have to Contribute to Flourishing in Medical Education?Creative enquiry and the clinical encounterMolding Idle Musings Into Art: What Reflective Writing Does for Me?Writing Well: The Long-Term Effect on Empathy, Observation, and Physician Writing Through a Residency Writers' WorkshopPower Day: Addressing the Use and Abuse of Power in Medical TrainingLetter to the editorThe impact of prompted narrative writing during internship on reflective practice: a qualitative studyPain Medicine and Its Models: Helping or Hindering?Learning to live with being a physicianThe craft of writing: A physician-writer's workshop for resident physicians 5 November 2002Volume 137, Issue 9 Page: 779-781 Keywords Frailty Health care Health care providers Health economics Memory Motivation Muscles Patients Perception Pharynx ePublished: 5 November 2002 Issue Published: 5 November 2002 Copyright & PermissionsCopyright © 2002 by American College of Physicians. All Rights Reserved.PDF downloadLoading ...