Literature and Medicine: An On-Line Guide
Authors: Rita Charon
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1998)

Medical Writings1 June 1998Literature and Medicine: An On-Line GuideRita Charon, MD and Martha Montello, PhDRita Charon, MDColumbia University; New York, NY 10032University of Kansas School of Medicine; Kansas City, KS 66160Search for more papers by this author and Martha Montello, PhDColumbia University; New York, NY 10032University of Kansas School of Medicine; Kansas City, KS 66160Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-128-11-199806010-00030 SectionsAboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail The Literature and Medicine Database, a unique on-line bibliography of literary works relevant to medicine and medical education, is a rich and promising contribution to the field of humanities and medicine. Joanne Trautmann Banks had the vision, in 1975, to publish an encyclopedic and inspired annotated bibliography on literature and medicine, supporting scholarly and pedagogic work for the early part of this field's ascendance [1]. Although less comprehensive than its predecessor, the Literature and Medicine database has a far greater reach and meets several educational needs cogently and conveniently. A physiologist on the faculty at New York University and now ...References1. Trautmann J, Pollard C. Literature and Medicine: Topics, Titles, and Notes. Philadelphia: Society for Health and Human Values; 1975. Google Scholar2. Dittrich L, ed. Special theme issue: The Humanities and Medical Education. Acad Med. 1995; 70:751-813, 822-3. Google Scholar3. Weinstein A. The unruly text and the rule of literature. Lit Med. 1997; 16:1-22. Google Scholar4. Hunter KM. Doctors' Stories: The Narrative Structure of Medical Knowledge. Princeton, NJ: Princeton Univ Pr; 1991. Google Scholar5. Charon R, Banks JT, Connelly JE, Hawkins AH, Hunter KM, Jones AH, et al. Literature and medicine: contributions to clinical practice. Ann Intern Med. 1995; 122:599-606. Google Scholar6. Chambers TJ. The bioethicist as author: the medical ethics case as rhetorical device. Lit Med. 1994; 13:60-78. Google Scholar7. Coles R. The Call of Stories: Teaching and the Moral Imagination. Boston: Houghton Mifflin; 1989. Google Scholar Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Columbia University; New York, NY 10032University of Kansas School of Medicine; Kansas City, KS 66160Corresponding Author: Rita Charon, MD, Division of General Medicine, College of Physicians and Surgeons of Columbia University, 630 West 168th Street, PH 9 East, Room 105, New York, NY 10032; e-mail, [email protected]Current Author Addresses: Dr. Charon: Division of General Medicine, College of Physicians and Surgeons of Columbia University, 630 West 168th Street, PH 9 East, Room 105, New York, NY 10032. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited ByLiterature and Medicine: A Problem of AssessmentReferencesReading, Writing, and Doctoring: Literature and Medicine 1 June 1998Volume 128, Issue 11Page: 959-962KeywordsChildrenDatabasesEmotionsForecastingHereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancerOccupational therapistsPsychologyTraditional medicineVisionYoung adults Issue Published: 1 June 1998 CopyrightCopyright © 1998 by American College of Physicians. All Rights Reserved.PDF DownloadLoading ...