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Students balance pressures of medical school through creative writing

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In situations of life and death or pain and suffering, it can be cathartic to put those feelings and emotions down on paper. For doctors, it is their job to make life-and-death decisions and face the pain and suffering of their patients. Narrative Medicine, the practice of combining health care and literature, has gained popularity in medical circles as a way for physicians to process their own feelings, clarify values and come to grips with often unconscious emotions in an emotionally volatile profession.
“Narrative medicine is about the story of the patient as well as the story of the doctor, as he or she struggles with the very challenging and yet very beautiful and rewarding career path,” said Dr. Renate Rosenthal, assistant dean of Behavioral Science Integration at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center.

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