Northwest Narrative Medicine Collaborative
With support from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, Northwest Narrative Medicine Collaborative (NWNMC) is developing Narrative Scribe Training. Titled Signal & Noise: Scribing in the Margins, the curriculum builds on narrative medicine practices of listening and witnessing. Participants are given hands-on practice with the listener’s role and will come to understand how listening to another person’s story is an action rather than a neutral act. Participants will discuss and explore how this applied skill can help to heal social suffering in their communities.
“This training and especially the final panelists inspired me to continue with the sciences with more trust that what I learn will actually have application to the things I care about eventually. It gave me hope.”–participant feedback via post-training survey
When
The Narrative Scribe Training Pilot was held in February 2021. This year’s training is tentatively scheduled for Feb 18-19, 2022.
Who
Last year, 66 Lewis & Clark students participated in the training. This year, we welcome LC students from courses including the Narrative Medicine Practicum and Public Health. In addition, we are inviting OHSU med students and other health professions graduates to participate in the day-long training.
Interested?
Check this space for registration and more detailed training information. If you are an LC community member and have questions about incorporating this training into a course or registering to participate, please reach out to Alexis, our Community Engagement Coordinator, who is also a member of the Northwest Narrative Medicine Collaborative.
